"You lookin'?": insights into how technology affects dating among gay men in south Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorHalley, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorCavazos, Kameron
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRomo, Harriett
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLewis, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-09T20:18:42Z
dc.date.available2024-02-09T20:18:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
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dc.description.abstractAs the dating practices of the LGBTQ community are often taken for granted with regards to the heteronormative, hegemonic society at-large, this research aims to provide unique insights into the dating experiences of gay men in South Texas. What is more, this project recognizes the influence of gay social networking sites (GSNS) on the dating practices within the gay community. As such, this research employs a phenomenological theoretical perspective in order to give voice to the gay men who were interviewed throughout the course of this research project. Coupled with phenomenology, a rigorous ethnographic method involving in-depth interviews elucidated valuable experiential data from gay men in their use of GSNS. Primary research questions driving this project include: 1) In what ways does technology affect the lived realities of gay men in search of a partner? 2) How does the standardization of technology influence the identities of users as well as their connection to gay communal subgroups? and 3) What are the driving factors leading gay men to use GSNS? After analyzing the data, the three overarching themes are: polypotency of GSNS, transcendence of identity across GSNS, and rationalization of identity. Implications of this and further research are also discussed.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.format.extent64 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781321734584
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/3107
dc.languageen
dc.subjectDating technology
dc.subjectGay men
dc.subjectGay social networking sites
dc.subjectIn-depth interview
dc.subjectPhenomenology
dc.subject.classificationSociology
dc.subject.classificationLGBTQ studies
dc.subject.classificationGender studies
dc.subject.lcshDating (Social customs) -- Texas, South -- Computer network resources
dc.subject.lcshInternet and gay men -- Texas, South
dc.subject.lcshGay men -- Sexual behavior -- Texas, South
dc.subject.lcshOnline dating -- Texas, South
dc.subject.lcshOnline social networks -- Texas, South
dc.title"You lookin'?": insights into how technology affects dating among gay men in south Texas
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.dcmiText
dcterms.accessRightspq_closed
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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