Binghamton Research Days Student Presentations
Abdool_Sherrina.pdf"No, We're Just Talking": Exploring the "Talking Phase" as an Emergent Dating Phenomenon
"No, We're Just Talking": Exploring the "Talking Phase" as an Emergent Dating Phenomenon
Sherrina Abdool (Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering), Moyosola Adeyemi (Junior, Integrative Neuroscience), Aquil Alexander (Senior, Biological Sciences), Matt Heider (Sophomore, Integrative Neuroscience), Jordyn Plair (Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Spanish: Language and Literature), Leora Wasserman (Freshman, English, Psychology)
Sherrina Abdool (Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering), Moyosola Adeyemi (Junior, Integrative Neuroscience), Aquil Alexander (Senior, Biological Sciences), Matt Heider (Sophomore, Integrative Neuroscience), Jordyn Plair (Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Spanish: Language and Literature), Leora Wasserman (Freshman, English, Psychology)
Mentors: Sarah Young, Social Work; Melissa Hardesty, Social Work; Ann Merriwether, Psychology; Sean Massey, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mentors: Sarah Young, Social Work; Melissa Hardesty, Social Work; Ann Merriwether, Psychology; Sean Massey, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
This mixed-methods analysis explores the characteristics of the "talking phase", a preliminary stage of courtship which we hypothesize is prevalent in hookup culture on college campuses. We are investigating this stage of dating culture and intimacy accumulation as influenced by the nuances of communication in the age of social media, possibly emerging as a response to novel difficulties that are inadequately addressed by the traditional dating model. Our study seeks to assign an operational definition to the term "just talking" based on analysis of open-ended responses from students at a mid-sized eastern university describing their understanding of this stage. The goal of this analysis is to ultimately guide our continued exploration of what necessitated this phenomenon, how the most essential aspects of this stage have been operationalized, and how this understanding and usage varies across cultural, sexual and gender demographics.
Abstract
This mixed-methods analysis explores the characteristics of the "talking phase", a preliminary stage of courtship which we hypothesize is prevalent in hookup culture on college campuses. We are investigating this stage of dating culture and intimacy accumulation as influenced by the nuances of communication in the age of social media, possibly emerging as a response to novel difficulties that are inadequately addressed by the traditional dating model. Our study seeks to assign an operational definition to the term "just talking" based on analysis of open-ended responses from students at a mid-sized eastern university describing their understanding of this stage. The goal of this analysis is to ultimately guide our continued exploration of what necessitated this phenomenon, how the most essential aspects of this stage have been operationalized, and how this understanding and usage varies across cultural, sexual and gender demographics.