The Polyamory Community as a Virtual Group: an Analysis of the Internet Community
https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2022.80.5.006
Abstract
In modern society it’s possible to talk about the change of a form and a content of love relations, about the increase of non-legitimized formats of relations such as polyamory. The article is devoted to the consideration of the formation process of polyamorists as a virtual group. The purpose of the article is the investigation of formation process of polyamorists’ society in internet space. On the basis of non-formalized interviews conducted by the authors and the analyses of surveys of the internet society Poly-dating on the ground of Telegram the social portrait of a polyamorist is manifested. Also the search inquiries and search criteria are considered. The authors come to conclusion that at present Moscow, Moscow region and Saint Petersburg are the territories mostly populated with representatives of the society ready for manifestation, social interactions and acquaintances.
About the Authors
E. N. MironovaRussian Federation
Mironova Ekaterina Nikolaevna — Postgraduate student of the Department of Management Theory and Sociology
A. S. Vatoropin
Russian Federation
Vatoropin Aleksandr Sergeevich — Doctor of Sociology, Associate Professor
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Review
For citations:
Mironova E.N., Vatoropin A.S. The Polyamory Community as a Virtual Group: an Analysis of the Internet Community. Surgut State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2022;(5 (80)):114-121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26105/SSPU.2022.80.5.006