VOLUME 10(1) • 2020
Algorithmic Compatibility: Love, Intimacy, and Pleasure on Geosocial Dating Apps
ABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering love, intimacy, and pleasure on geosocial dating apps, and building our argument by drawing on data collected from Morning Consult, Pew Research Center, Statista, We are Flint, and YouGov, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding the lik..
Algorithmic Sociality, Digital Intimacies, and Gendered Hierarchies of Power on Dating and Sexual Networking Apps
ABSTRACT. I develop a conceptual framework based on a systematic and comprehensive literature review on dating and sexual networking apps. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from Morning Consult, Pew Research Center, and Statista, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding algo..
Social Matching Systems, Intimate Personal Data, and Romantic Compatibility on Internet Dating Sites and Apps
ABSTRACT. I draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on Internet dating sites and apps, and to explore this, I inspected, used, and replicated survey data from Pew Research Center and Statista, performing analyses and making estimates regarding social matching systems, intima..
Online Dating Behavior, Casual Relationships, and Sexual Encounters on Geosocial Networking Mobile Apps
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine online dating behavior, casual relationships, and sexual encounters on geosocial networking mobile apps. Building our argument by drawing on data collected from Pew Research Center, Stanford University, and Statista, we performed analyse..
Networked Intimacy, Data-driven Dating, and Gendered Social Meanings in the Online Sexual Marketplace
ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of the online sexual marketplace, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from Pew Research Center, Statista, and YouGov, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding networked intimacy, data-driven dating, and gendered ..
Courtship Practices, Romantic Relationship Initiation, and Mate Selection in the Online Dating Environment
ABSTRACT. This paper analyzes the outcomes of an exploratory review of the current research on courtship practices, romantic relationship initiation, and mate selection in the online dating environment. The data used for this study was obtained and replicated from previous research conducted by Morn..
Intimate Digital Traces: Sociosexual Attitudes and Behaviors on Geolocation-based Dating Apps
ABSTRACT. This article presents an empirical study carried out to evaluate and analyze sociosexual attitudes and behaviors on geolocation-based dating apps. Building our argument by drawing on data collected from B2B International, Kaspersky Lab, Morning Consult, Stanford University, Statista, and Y..
Are Female–Male Imbalances in COVID-19 Mortality Rates Driven Mainly by Innate Sex Differences?
ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to synthesize and analyze existing evidence on female–male imbalances in COVID-19 mortality rates. Using and replicating data from AG/WGEA, CARE, Curley (2020), Global Health 50/50, Healthline, GPC, IASC, IRC, Moalem (2020), New York Times, Shattuck-Heidorn et al. ..
The Impact of Sex and Gender on the Incidence and Case Fatality of COVID-19 Infection
ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore the impact of sex and gender on incidence and case fatality of COVID-19 infection. Using and replicating data from Brookings, CWEEE, Global Health 50/50, IASC, Moalem (2020), New York Times, PAHO, Reeves ..
Microfinance for Wives: Fresh Insights Obtained from a Study of Poor Rural Women in Pakistan
ABSTRACT. This article identifies why some poor rural women do or do not obtain micro-loans and considers the economic effectiveness of these loans. It draws on primary data collected through interviews and women focus group discussions from four villages of Sindh province in Pakistan. A qualitative..