Love through Computer-Mediated Communication
Almond Pilar N. Aguila shares with us a research about couples at the distance, their ways of communication and their perception about them. She investigates how do new media (the Internet and mobile phone) re-shape the long-distance relationships of OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) and their left-behind loved ones.
It is a very interesting paper, theoretically guided by Marshall McLuhan
and Stuart Hall, that presents three case studies – married, heterosexual and homosexual – that depict how individuals mindfully use communication technology to enact their relationships. Such interactions also entail the exchange of new ideas on gender roles, family relations, and dominant-subordinate roles that lead to cultural change. Read the complete document: Almond Aguila. Living Long-Distance Relationships through Computer-Mediated Communication
23.04.10 | economy, long distance relationship, new technologies | Comments
The Economics of Long-Distance Relationships
This paper starts by exploring some of the statistical and qualitative evidence on long-distance relationships, and then examines a few economic models of households split due to migration. Further on, David Karp, constructs a simple model of a university student choosing whether to enter a long-distance relationship or not. The author finds out that long-distance relationships tend to increase with income and preferences favouring consumption are consistent with the findings of the majority of split-household migration models, which find money is the underlying reason for a long-distance relationship occurring. When the potential financial gains from a long-distance relationship exceed the cost to the relationship, a couple will enter a long-distance relationship… Read here the complete paper: Karp, David. The Economics of Long-Distance Relationships (PDF, 151Kb)
15.04.10 | economy, long distance relationship, statistics, students | Comments
