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- The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- 2 Systemic Racism and Romantic Relationships
- 3 Sociocultural Perspectives on Romantic Relationships
- 4 Gender and Heteronormativity in Romantic Relationships
- 5 Social Class, Neighborhoods, and Romantic Relationships
- 6 Religion and Spirituality in Romantic Relationships
- 7 The Importance of Work in Romantic Relationships
- 8 History and Cohort Effects in Romantic Relationships
- 9 The Legal Meaning of Sex (and Romantic Relationships)
- 10 Romantic Relationships and Traditional Media
- 11 Romantic Relationships and Social Media
- 12 Situating Latinx Immigrant Romantic Relationships in the Context of Illegality
- 13 Romantic Relationships during a Global Pandemic
- Index
- References
11 - Romantic Relationships and Social Media
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2023
- The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships
- 2 Systemic Racism and Romantic Relationships
- 3 Sociocultural Perspectives on Romantic Relationships
- 4 Gender and Heteronormativity in Romantic Relationships
- 5 Social Class, Neighborhoods, and Romantic Relationships
- 6 Religion and Spirituality in Romantic Relationships
- 7 The Importance of Work in Romantic Relationships
- 8 History and Cohort Effects in Romantic Relationships
- 9 The Legal Meaning of Sex (and Romantic Relationships)
- 10 Romantic Relationships and Traditional Media
- 11 Romantic Relationships and Social Media
- 12 Situating Latinx Immigrant Romantic Relationships in the Context of Illegality
- 13 Romantic Relationships during a Global Pandemic
- Index
- References
Summary
Many mediated channels are available for relational partners to use for relational partners. At times these channels are facilitating long-standing relational processes such as relational maintenance, whereas at other times the channels provide new mechanisms for relational tasks such as gathering information about potential and new romantic partners or presenting the relationship to the couple’s broader social network. This chapter reviews relational processes through the lens of social media. The chapter overviews how romantic couples use social media in the initial stages of relationships to find potential romantic partners and seek information about potential and new partners, to communicate maintenance behaviors throughout the relationship, and the impact of social media during the dissolution phases. Both positively valenced behaviors (e.g., comanaging relational impressions and using social media to create electronic tie-signs) and negatively valenced behaviors (e.g., ghosting and cyberstalking) are discussed.
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- The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships , pp. 201 - 225Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023