Construction of Values in Online and Offline Dating Discourses: Comparing Presentational and Articulated Rhetorics of Relationship Seeking. Issue 3 (1st April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manning, Jimmie
• Is Part Of: Journal of computer-mediated communication. Volume 19:Issue 3(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 309
• Page End: 324
• Publication Date: 2014-04-01
• Subjects: Online dating -- articulated rhetorics -- presentational rhetorics -- interpersonal communication -- qualitative research -- values coding -- online self-presentation; Telematics -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.20285
• DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1083-6101

Abstract

Abstract: This manuscript compares presentational rhetorics in online personal advertisements to articulated rhetorics generated through interviewing sessions to understand rhetorics of online dating. Online self-presentation literature is reviewed and an argument for a rhetorical-epistemological approach to studies of online dating is presented. 30 online daters from a metropolitan region of the Midwestern United States (mostly white, aged 25–35, gender diverse) provided a copy of their online personal advertisement and participated in an interview. Personal advertisements and interview transcripts were analyzed separately using values coding to consider rhetorical dimensions. Results indicate ethos is a primary concern of online daters and limits what can be stated in online profiles. Discussion explores implications of articulated and presentational rhetorics as well as potential future studies.