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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137455203321

Autore

Cecchini Amaranta

Titolo

Intimités amoureuses à l'ère du numérique : le cas des relations nouées dans les mondes sociaux en ligne / / Amaranta Cecchini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Neuch, : Editions Alphil Presses universitaires suisses, 2015

Neuchâtel, Switzerland : , : Éditions Alphil-Presses Universitaires Suisses, , 2015

ISBN

2-88930-050-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Soggetti

Interpersonal relations

Love - Social aspects

Internet - Sociological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The Internet and online social world have become the intermediaries of contemporary intimacy. Second Life offers exactly that, a 'second life', but in the virtual universe. This book delves into the use of this platform to understand the experiences of those who participate in a relationship there. How do communicational tools contribute to the organization of intimate exchanges? What do these relationships reveal about the experiences of modern romantic bonds? Drawing on the sociology of couples together with emotions and techniques, this research considers Second Life as both the developer and operator of contemporary intimacy. It addresses a subject at the center of current affairs with an analysis of relational practices that remains little studied at present.