Love and Intimacy in Online Cross-Cultural Relationships

The Power of Imagination

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
Cover of the book Love and Intimacy in Online Cross-Cultural Relationships by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Wilasinee Pananakhonsab ISBN: 9783319351193
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: November 16, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
ISBN: 9783319351193
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: November 16, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book challenges assumptions about the motivations that drive women from relatively poor, developing countries to use intermarriage dating sites to find partners from relatively wealthy, developed countries. It is generally assumed that economic deprivation or economic opportunities are the main factors, but this book instead focuses on the work of women’s imagination in online cross-cultural relationships, including the role of desire, love and intimacy. The experiences of Thai women are used to explore how they initiate, develop and maintain love and intimacy with Western men across distance and time. The book shows that, in the absence of opportunities to search and meet partners from geographically distant parts of the world, the technology of the internet offers new ways of searching for and managing relationships and has significant consequences for local experiences and expectations of love and partnering.

The book will be of interest to scholars and students with an interest in family and intimate life, gender and sexualities, Asian and Thai studies, globalization and nationalism, culture and media, sociology and anthropology. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book challenges assumptions about the motivations that drive women from relatively poor, developing countries to use intermarriage dating sites to find partners from relatively wealthy, developed countries. It is generally assumed that economic deprivation or economic opportunities are the main factors, but this book instead focuses on the work of women’s imagination in online cross-cultural relationships, including the role of desire, love and intimacy. The experiences of Thai women are used to explore how they initiate, develop and maintain love and intimacy with Western men across distance and time. The book shows that, in the absence of opportunities to search and meet partners from geographically distant parts of the world, the technology of the internet offers new ways of searching for and managing relationships and has significant consequences for local experiences and expectations of love and partnering.

The book will be of interest to scholars and students with an interest in family and intimate life, gender and sexualities, Asian and Thai studies, globalization and nationalism, culture and media, sociology and anthropology. 

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Natural Interaction in Medical Training by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Multiagent System Technologies by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Emerging Technologies for Economic Development by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Public Debt, Sustainability and Economic Growth by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Photoptics 2014 by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Revisiting Metaphors in International Relations Theory by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Research Methodology in Marketing by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Social Capital and Enterprise in the Modern State by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Beneficial Ownership by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book MEMS and Nanotechnology, Volume 5 by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Tsunami Propagation in Tidal Rivers by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Software Architecture in Action by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Corporate Governance Codes for the 21st Century by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
Cover of the book Incompetency and Competency Training by Wilasinee Pananakhonsab
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy