Can Tinder bring social cohesion?

• Autores: Douglas Heaven
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3148, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • People often marry people who are just like them--similar in terms of social background, world view and race. Online dating may be changing that, however, breaking people out of their existing social circles. Economists Josue Ortega at the University of Essex, UK, and Philipp Hergovich at the University of Vienna, Austria, suggest it could even lead to more integrated societies. Before the first dating websites appeared in the 1990s, most people would meet dates through existing networks of friends or colleagues. But the rise of dating sites like Match.com and apps like Tinder has made online dating the norm for many.