'I don't think my torso is anything to write home about': men's reflexive production of 'authentic' photos for online dating platforms.
This paper explores men's use of dating apps with an emergent body image focus, addressing cisgender, heterosexual men's feelings about dating app profile pictures. Drawing from interviews with 15 cisgender, heterosexual men residing in Australia about their use of dating applications including Tind...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 471 - 486 |
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