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SUMMARY:Dating sites as observations sites. What we can learn from online 
 dating data.
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DESCRIPTION:Marie Bergström is a researcher at the French Institute for D
 emographic Studies (Ined)\nAbstract\nOnline dating has become a widespread
  feature of modern social life.  In less than two decades\, seeking partn
 ers through commercial intermediaries went from being a marginal and stigm
 atized practice to a common activity. This makes online dating interesting
  to sociological inquiry in two ways. First\, as a research topic in its o
 wn right\, online dating gives us a better understanding of contemporary s
 exual norms and behaviors. Second\, data from dating platforms can be used
  to study partner preferences and matching mechanisms\, and so to test soc
 iological theory on partner choice. The presentation will focus on this se
 cond approach\, showing how online dating makes it possible to revisit cla
 ssic sociological inquiry.\n\nSpeaker bio\nMarie Bergström is a researche
 r at the French Institute for Demographic Studies (Ined). Her research top
 ics are sexuality\, couple formation and singlehood\, to which she adopts 
 a mixed-methods approach\, using both qualitative interviews\, national su
 rveys and big data from dating platforms. She’s a specialist on online d
 ating and her research on the topic was published in a 2019 book entitled 
 Les nouvelles lois de l’amour. Sexualité\, couple et rencontres au temp
 s du numérique.\n\nDH Research Seminar \nThe DH Research Seminar is a ser
 ies of talks organised by the Digital Humanities Institute given by resear
 chers from a wide range of backgrounds and aiming at presenting the vast a
 rray of subjects covered by Digital Humanities.\n\nDue to sanitary restric
 tions\, the DH Research Seminar will be given exclusively on-line.\n\nBe s
 ure to join\, listen to the talk and participate in the Q&A session at the
  end of the presentation.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/86789466897
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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