An edition of Modern Romance (2015)

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An edition of Modern Romance (2015)

Modern Romance

  • 3.64 ·
  • 22 Ratings
  • 49 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 27 Have read

People today have more romantic options than at any point in human history, and thanks to social media, smartphones and online dating, our abilities to connect with these options are staggering. Yet we also have to face new and absurd dilemmas, such as what to think when someone doesn't reply to your text but has time to post a photo of a pizza on Instagram. But this transformation of our romantic lives cannot be explained by technology alone. Whereas once most people would find a decent person who probably lived in their neighbourhood and marry by the age of 23, today we spend years of our lives on a quest to find our soulmate. While Ansari has long aimed his comedic insight at modern relationships, here he teamed up with award-winning sociologist Eric Klinenberg to research dating cultures from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to Paris, crunch the quantitative data and interview some of the world's leading social scientists. The result is an unforgettable tour of the romantic landscape.

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English
Pages
277

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Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
May 16, 2017, Penguin Audio
audio cd
Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
Jun 14, 2016, Turtleback Books
library binding
Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
2016, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
2016, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
2015, Allen Lane, Penguin Press
in English
Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
2015, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Modern Romance - Signed / Autographed Copy
Modern Romance - Signed / Autographed Copy
Jun 01, 2015, Penguin Press
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Cover of: Modern Romance
Modern Romance
2015-07-16, Penguin Press
Hardcover in English

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London

Table of Contents

Searching for your soul mate
The initial ask
Online dating
Choice and options
International investigations of love
Old issues, new forms: sexting, cheating, snooping and breaking up
Settling down

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
646.77
Library of Congress
HQ801 .A595 2015, HQ801

The Physical Object

Pagination
277 pages
Number of pages
277

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32126196M
Internet Archive
modernromance0000ansa_e3s4
ISBN 10
0241211832
ISBN 13
9780241211830
OCLC/WorldCat
917292821

Work Description

From NYU Wagner:

At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated?

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