Searching for a Mate: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-547

  Rosenfeld, Michael J ^a   Thomas, Reuben J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

couples; dating; Internet; search; thin markets

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERNET; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84864768572     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412448050     Document Type: Article

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