Online Dating as A Strategic Game

Why and How Men in Hong Kong Use QQ to Chase Women in Mainland China

AvMaurice Kwok-to Choi,Kwok-bun Chan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Based on a study using online ethnography as the major research method, this book explains why and how men in Hong Kong use QQ—an online instant messenger—to “chase” women in mainland China, especially in the neighboring city of Shenzhen.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-12-12
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:448 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642399848

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Maurice Kwok-to Choi is Programme Manager at The Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education (LiPACE), Open University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD in sociology from Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include gender studies, online dating, love and intimacy, new media, and methodology.Kwok-bun Chan is Founder and Chairman, Chan Institute of Social Studies (CISS); Hong Kong Baptist University's first Chair Professor of Sociology; Senior Research Consultant, Centre for Family Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Has published in 2012-2013 four books with Springer: Charismatic Leadership in Singapore: Three Extraordinary People (2012), The Chinese Face in Australia: Multi-generational Ethnicity among Australian-born Chinese (2012), Living Intersections:Transnational Migrant Identifications in Asia (2012), and International Handbook of Chinese Families (2013).

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List of Tables.- List of Figures.- Chapter 1 : Introduction.- Chapter 2 : Exchange, Emotions, Intimacy, Masculinities, Love, Money and Cyberlove.- Chapter 3 : Methodology and Internet Research Methods.- Chapter 4 : Invitation to the QQ World.- Chapter 5 : The Beginning of the Chasing Game.- Chapter 6 : The Dramatic Moment of the Chasing Game: When a Man Meets a Woman.- Chapter 7 : The Feelings of the Men: Looking into an Inner World.- Chapter 8 : Conclusion.- Appendix.- References.