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An exploration of the motivations and interactions of Grindr users in Lima, Peru
| Summary: | Grindr is a dating application that is oriented to non-heterosexual males and that works by geolocation. With a profile, users can interact, search for a partner, meet new people, create contact networks and, above all, arrange casual sexual encounters. The aim of this study was to describe the motivations, gratifications and interactions generated among Grindr users in Lima, Peru. The methodology was mixed: both a questionnaire with 110 participants and 8 in-depth interviews. The results describe negative consequences in the use of this application. These include discrimination and objectification among users, seen in users’ language and self-generated behaviors, as well as stereotypes of toxic masculinity that condemn the feminine and exalt the masculine. |
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| Main Authors: | Plaza-Vidalón, Sergio |
| Other Authors: | Mateus, Julio-César |
| Subject: | Grindr Dating app Discrimination Masculinities Feminiphobia |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
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| Associated institution: | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| Origin: | Diffractions |
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| author | Plaza-Vidalón, Sergio |
| author2 | Mateus, Julio-César |
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| datacite.titles.title.fl_str_mv | An exploration of the motivations and interactions of Grindr users in Lima, Peru Una exploración a las motivaciones e interacciones de los usuarios de Grindr en Lima, Perú |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Plaza-Vidalón, Sergio Mateus, Julio-César |
| dc.description.none.fl_str_mv | Grindr es una aplicación de citas orientada al público no heterosexual masculino que funciona por geolocalización. A través de un perfil, los usuarios pueden interactuar, buscar pareja, conocer gente nueva, crear redes de contacto y, sobre todo, concretar encuentros sexuales casuales. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir las motivaciones, gratificaciones e interacciones que se generan entre los distintos usuarios de Grindr en Lima, Perú. La metodología fue mixta, a partir de la aplicación de un cuestionario a 110 participantes y 8 entrevistas en profundidad. Los resultados describen consecuencias negativas en el uso de esta aplicación, como la discriminación y la cosificación entre los usuarios, el lenguaje propio y las conductas autogeneradas en la aplicación, los estereotipos presentes y tipos de masculinidades tóxicas, las cuales condenan lo femenino y enaltecen lo masculino. |
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Diffractions; No. 5 (2022): Latin American Digitalities; 99-142 Diffractions; N.º 5 (2022): Latin American Digitalities; 99-142 2183-2188 10.34632/diffractions.2022.n5 |
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| dc.title.fl_str_mv | An exploration of the motivations and interactions of Grindr users in Lima, Peru Una exploración a las motivaciones e interacciones de los usuarios de Grindr en Lima, Perú |
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| description | Grindr is a dating application that is oriented to non-heterosexual males and that works by geolocation. With a profile, users can interact, search for a partner, meet new people, create contact networks and, above all, arrange casual sexual encounters. The aim of this study was to describe the motivations, gratifications and interactions generated among Grindr users in Lima, Peru. The methodology was mixed: both a questionnaire with 110 participants and 8 in-depth interviews. The results describe negative consequences in the use of this application. These include discrimination and objectification among users, seen in users’ language and self-generated behaviors, as well as stereotypes of toxic masculinity that condemn the feminine and exalt the masculine. |
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