Venture group

• An Ha Hyun
• Ling Rosemary
• Yu Cheuk Ying

Project supervisor

Approach to project

• Empirical inquiry

Project theme(s)

• gender/sexuality
• identification
• media/communication

Task work

Analysis subject

Within the previous decade, dating applications are becoming ever more popular. Tinder has a lot more than 50 million users all over the globe, and whenever individuals are speaing frankly about dating apps, Tinder could be the very first software that arises within our minds. Because of the popularity that is rising of in parts of asia, you want to check to the usage and effects that Tinder brings to users both in Hong Kong and Southern Korea.

You want to add different sociological and concepts that are cultural give an explanation for event and problems that we now have seen throughout our task. Additionally, we wish to comprehend the users’ motives for making use of Tinder also to differentiate and investigate the options that come with self-presentation among users.

Through the task, we desire to offer insights for folks to know more info on the functions, features, and possible impacts which will bring from Tinder and relating the many social dilemmas into the digital relationship platform.

• Just how do Tinder users prove in dating apps? Which are the similarities and differences when considering Hong Kong and Korea?
• Which are the facets this kind of similarities and distinctions?
• How exactly does the virtual setting that is realistic of affect its users in regards to self-presentation and impression management?

Technique

Online Questionnaires In purchase to gauge the self-presentation of Tinder users in Hong Kong and Korea, an on-line questionnaire had been carried out to gather more extensive information both in nations. Snowball sampling ended up being utilized to gather the information. The questionnaire that is online been provided for buddies who will be making use of Tinder as well as been uploaded to various social media marketing platforms. Numerous choice concerns, open-ended concerns, and score concerns had been utilized to obtain the responses. The concerns regarding the questionnaire that is online basic demographics, their motives to utilize Tinder, self-presentations on Tinder and their objectives towards the potential romantic partner, etc.

In-depth Interviews aside from on line questionnaires, we now have additionally carried out five in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The interviews make an effort to do have more learnings that are in-depth their experiences on dating apps and their particular presentations of self in the apps. Our concerns primarily concentrate on the aspects that are following

• Exactly What did you like to emphasize once you had been producing your profile? Why?
• What’s the many feature that is important allows you to opt to swipe right or kept? Why?
• Do you consider you will find any differences when considering your portrait on Tinder plus in reality?

Ethnographic Studies we have included an ethnographic study in our research as we tried to understand the actual situation and experience on the Tinder platform. We had create three feminine Tinder reports in both countries along with real-life interactions along with other users in the software. Out of this approach, we now have gained much deeper and first-hand insights on Tinder’s interactions, individual habits,

Significant findings

Both Hong Kong and Korean Tinder users revealed impression management to formulate their self-presentation within their most readily useful, to boost the match possibility. Hong Kong users had been extremely conscious they had been wanting to look their finest, perhaps significantly more than the way they perceived their typical self as. As well, they wished to establish a most readily useful variation of these “true-selves”, maybe perhaps not another distinctive identification. Korean users, in the other hand, put less difference between your real self additionally the portrayed, best form of self, thinking that as everyone has objectives to begin to see the most useful potential match, it is not a beautified version or cover-up per se so it is natural to look the best.

The self-presentation features highlighted with all the desirability that is highest had been look and sociable character both for areas. This choosing correlates into the review that is scholarly towards the research. For Korean users, the notion of ‘all-roundness’ contributed as a crucial as a type of self-presentation that funds social acceptance and rewards – the idea additionally partakes in self-construction regarding the individual.

The 2 areas had results that are different exposing socio-political problems on Tinder. Hong Kong users were a lot more at simplicity in exposing their social/political views, discover those who find themselves more that is‘trustworthy exactly the same views. Hong Kong users also utilized key words or emojis to represent their individual likes/stance, such as ‘420’, ‘420 friendly’ (indicating cannabis ownership) or ‘STD free’ or ‘white-card’ (popularly known as registration card for people with disabilities). Korean users had been less available to sharing views that are such Tinder, and minimal to no pages freely claimed their viewpoints. The earlier mentioned all-roundness seemingly have an effect on strong view sharing in this respect. The key words Korean users frequently employed were associated with sexual choices or social status, such as ‘ONS’ (One evening stay), ‘FWB’ (Friends With Benefit) or ‘Dae-gi-oep’ (Working in big business such as for instance Samsung or LG – showing proven financial and intellectual security).

Both Hong Kong and Southern Korea revealed tendencies of socially built sex norms and heteronormativity – Gender stereotyping perceptions led to the common social training regarding the dating application. In Hong Kong, females had been discovered become additional wary about scam and security risks whenever fulfilling an individual in fact. The small existence of non-heterosexual partner seekers in Hong Kong might be as a result of Grindr application, a similar functioning software for queer visitors to link. Korean feminine users revealed less caution in interacting and conference matches. Yet it is hard to declare that Korean users are less normalized in gender-performance – rather, the sex performance metrics have modified and strengthened in accordance with the environment that is modern time.

Personal Impact of Tinder for Hong Kong users had been greater than for Korean users when it comes to self-validation and esteem, possibly because of users that are korean less importance added to Tinder being a matchmaking software. Overall, internet dating app has become less of a taboo for both areas, and it is becoming increasingly popular.

1. Self-presentation and expectation of Tinder users
2. Gender, heteronormativity, and relationships on Tinder
3. Individual impacts on Tinder
4. Going through the digital globe to reality.

We wish that by creating a mag like manual can offer interesting insights both for Tinder users and non-Tinder users. Visitors can realize more about the functions, features, and prospective results that Tinder is bringing to your users plus the culture in a highly effective and way that is clear.