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e-Matchmaker, e-Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Indian Matrimonial Services in the Internet Age

e-Matchmaker, e-Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Indian Matrimonial Services in the Internet Age
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Author(s): Archana Krishnan (University of Connecticut, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch002

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Abstract

Indians use the Internet for a host of applications, and some of these uses are culture-specific, like formalized matrimonial searches. This chapter examines the growth of matrimonial websites in India and explicates how Indians have adopted new Web technologies to preserve the traditional hegemony of arranged marriages. This technology has helped older generations of Indians become a part of the Web revolution and has allowed newer generations to adhere to traditional cultural norms on more progressive terms. Some specific items reviewed in relation to this development are the adaptation of arranged marriages to new technology, the growth of matrimonial websites, the success of such sites in niche groups, and the impact of these sites on Indian cultural norms.

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