Romeo and Juliet of the Virtual World: Visual Gender Identity of the Most Remarkable Youngsters in Estonian Dating Website Rate.

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dc.contributor.authorSiibak, Andra
dc.contributor.editorSudweeks, F
dc.contributor.editorHrachovec, H
dc.contributor.editorEss, C
dc.date2006
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-21T07:56:47Z
dc.date.available2010-10-21T07:56:47Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionPortal Rate, the most popular website in Estonia, is meant mostly for young people aged 13-30. Rate is known as a dating website where people can post a short description of themselves and photos, so that other Rate users could give comments and rate their looks. Content analysis involving elements of Kress and van Leeuwen` s (1996) and Bell` s (2001) method of ‘reading images’ was carried out to find out how Estonian youngsters present themselves on the dating website. The paper deals with the following questions: How do the most remarkable youngsters in Rate look and act on the photos? What kind of qualities does one need to have in order to become popular in Rate? Are gender-specific or gender-neutral ways used for presenting the selves in the virtual world?
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dc.identifierhttp://mail.jrnl.ut.ee:8080/40/1/Siibak_CATAC.pdf
dc.identifierSiibak, Andra (2006) Romeo and Juliet of the Virtual World: Visual Gender Identity of the Most Remarkable Youngsters in Estonian Dating Website Rate. In: Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006. Murdoch University, Murdoch , pp. 580-595. ISBN 0869059688
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/15448
dc.publisherMurdoch University
dc.relationhttp://mail.jrnl.ut.ee:8080/40/
dc.relation.ispartofCultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006
dc.subjectnoored
dc.subjectinternet
dc.subjectidentiteet
dc.subjectvisuaalne analüüs
dc.subjectsooline identiteet
dc.subjectvirtuaalne identiteet
dc.subjectyoungs
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectgender identity
dc.subject.lcshH Social Sciences (General)
dc.titleRomeo and Juliet of the Virtual World: Visual Gender Identity of the Most Remarkable Youngsters in Estonian Dating Website Rate.
dc.typeBook Section
dc.typePeerReviewed

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