A few generations ago, college students showed their romantic
commitments by exchanging special objects: rings, pins, varsity
letter jackets. Pins and rings were handy, telling everyone in
local communities that you were spoken for, and when you broke up,
the absence of a ring let everyone know you were available again.
Is being Facebook official really more complicated, or are status
updates just a new version of these old tokens?
Many people are now fascinated by how new media has affected the
intricacies of relationships and their dissolution. People often
talk about Facebook and Twitter as platforms that have led to a
seismic shift in transparency and (over)sharing. What are the new
rules for breaking up? These rules are argued over and mocked in
venues from the New York Times to lamebook.com, but
well-thought-out and informed considerations of the topic are
rare.
Ilana Gershon was intrigued by the degree to which her students
used new media to communicate important romantic information such
as "it's over." She decided to get to the bottom of the matter by
interviewing seventy-two people about how they use Skype, texting,
voice mail, instant messaging, Facebook, and cream stationery to
end relationships. She opens up the world of romance as it is
conducted in a digital milieu, offering insights into the ways in
which different media influence behavior, beliefs, and social
mores.
Above all, this full-fledged ethnography of Facebook and other
new tools is about technology and communication, but it also tells
the reader a great deal about what college students expect from
each other when breaking up and from their friends who are the
spectators or witnesses to the ebb and flow of their relationships.
The Breakup 2.0 is accessible and riveting."
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