Dating & intimacy in the 21st century: The use of online dating sites in Australia

Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-33

  Henry Waring, Millsom ^a   Barraket, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dating; Intimacy; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849127077     PISSN: 14490706     EISSN: 14490706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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