Looking for politically like‐minded partners

Self‐presentation and partner‐vetting strategies on dating apps

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ID18955480
AuthorsL S Chan (0000-0002-9153-2234, School of Journalism and Communication The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3
Pages703-720
Publication date2021-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pere.12375
OpenAlexW3147722429
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited33

Scholarship on politics and romance has found that political homophily between couples is due to social sorting (i.e., people seeking politically like‐minded partners from the outset). However, it remains unclear how people do so in an online context. Based on interviews with dating app users in Hong Kong, this study explores individuals' self‐presentation and partner‐vetting strategies in their quests for politically like‐minded partners in a highly polarized political environment. The study reveals that political participation and knowledge have become sexual capital on dating apps, and self‐censorship has begun to emerge in citizens' private use of social media in the city. Finally, this study proposes a typology along the dimensions of effectiveness and riskiness to categorize various self‐presentation and partner‐vetting strategies

Advertising · Business · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scholarship · Scrutiny · Social media · Sociology · Typology · Vetting · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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