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1|Foreword|5
1|Acknowledgements|7
1|Contents|8
1|Editors and Contributors|10
1|List of Figures|13
1|List of Tables|14
1|1 An Overview: Internet Infidelity|16
2|Abstract|16
2|1.1 Introduction|16
2|1.2 Infidelity and Its Forms|17
2|1.3 Internet Infidelity|18
2|1.4 Theoretical Factors Related to Internet Infidelity|20
2|1.5 Internet Infidelity: Scope for Further Research|21
2|1.6 Overview of the Book|22
2|References|25
1|2 User Control Over Personal Information: A Case Study of Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat|28
2|Abstract|28
2|2.1 Introduction|28
2|2.2 Background|29
2|2.3 The Acceptable Privacy Standard|30
3|2.3.1 Prior to the Stage of Data Collection|30
3|2.3.2 Subsequent to Collection of Personal Data|31
2|2.4 Facebook|32
3|2.4.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|33
3|2.4.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|35
2|2.5 Twitter|36
3|2.5.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|36
3|2.5.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|37
2|2.6 Snapchat|38
3|2.6.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|38
3|2.6.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|39
2|2.7 Range of Control|39
2|2.8 Conclusion|41
2|References|41
1|3 Adultery in the Age of Technology: Complexities and Methodological Challenges in Studying Internet Infidelity|45
2|Abstract|45
2|3.1 Introduction|45
2|3.2 Sexual Infidelity|47
2|3.3 Emotional Infidelity|47
2|3.4 Internet Infidelity|48
2|3.5 Is It Really Cheating?|49
2|3.6 Methodological Challenges in Studying Internet Infidelity|50
3|3.6.1 Convenience Sampling|50
3|3.6.2 Research on Hypothetical Scenarios|51
3|3.6.3 Focus on Critical Aspects of Internet Infidelity|53
2|3.7 Conclusion|54
2|References|54
1|4 Cultural Institutions in New Technology: Evidence from Internet Infidelity|58
2|Abstract|58
2|4.1 Exploring Internet Infidelity|59
2|4.2 Literature on Internet Infidelity: An Overview|60
2|4.3 Cultural Differences: A Theme for Future Research|63
2|4.4 Geert Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Culture|64
3|4.4.1 Power Distance Index|65
3|4.4.2 Individualism Index|65
3|4.4.3 Masculinity and Femininity Index|66
3|4.4.4 Uncertainty Avoidance Index|67
3|4.4.5 Long-Term Orientation|67
3|4.4.6 Indulgence Index|67
2|4.5 Linking Internet Infidelity and the Hofstede Model|68
2|4.6 Country-Specific Analysis|70
3|4.6.1 China and India|70
3|4.6.2 The US and Canada|72
3|4.6.3 The UK and Finland|72
3|4.6.4 Brazil and the Latin American Region|73
2|4.7 Limitations of the Present Study|74
2|4.8 Research in Cyberspace: The Way Forward|75
2|References|77
1|5 Technology and Virtual Sex: Online Infidelity in the US|81
2|Abstract|81
2|5.1 Online Infidelity: How the Mighty Have Fallen|81
2|5.2 Online Infidelity Brings Down Powerful Generals|83
2|5.3 The Texting Trap: It’s Just You and Me|85
2|5.4 Electronic Communication: Ubiquitous and Worldwide|86
2|5.5 Internet, Communication, and the Potential for Infidelity|87
2|5.6 The Technology of Communication and Human Sexuality|88
2|5.7 Electronic Communication as a Serious Threat to Marriage?|89
2|5.8 Technological Advances and Virtual Sex|90
2|5.9 Emerging Areas of Sexual Behaviour and the Technology Behind Them|91
2|5.10 Haptic Technology and Remote Sex|91
2|5.11 Futurology and Virtual Sex|92
2|5.12 Conclusion|93
2|References|94
1|6 Internet Infidelity in the Cultural Framework of Spain|97
2|Abstract|97
2|6.1 Introduction|97
2|6.2 The Relationship Between Couples in Spain|98
3|6.2.1 Matchmaking|99
3|6.2.2 Happiness and Love in the Life of a Couple|100
3|6.2.3 Sexuality in the Life of a Couple|100
3|6.2.4 Divorce and Separation|101
2|6.3 Infidelity in the Relationship Between Couples|102
3|6.3.1 The Importance of Sexual Fidelity|103
3|6.3.2 Sexual Attraction to Someone Else|104
3|6.3.3 Infidelity in Reality|106
3|6.3.4 Reactions Towards Infidelity|106
2|6.4 Emotional Relationships, Sex, and Infidelity on the Internet|108
3|6.4.1 Relationships on the Internet|109
3|6.4.2 Pornography and Cybersex|111
3|6.4.3 Infidelity Over the Internet|113
3|6.4.4 From the Web to Dating Apps|114
2|References|115
1|7 Sexual Identity Expression on the Internet: An Empirical Study of Homosexuals, Heterosexuals, and Bisexuals in India|117
2|Abstract|117
2|7.1 Introduction|118
2|7.2 India, the Internet, and LGBTs|119
2|7.3 Mental Health and Social Well-Being Among Sexual Minorities|120
2|7.4 Internet Infidelity: The Existing Literature|121
2|7.5 Methodology and Materials|122
3|7.5.1 Sexual Orientation|123
3|7.5.2 Sexual Orientation and Involvement in Internet Infidelity|124
3|7.5.3 Education Qualification and Sexual Orientation|125
3|7.5.4 Relationship Status and Sexual Orientation|126
3|7.5.5 Being an Only Child or Having a Sibling and Sexual Orientation|127
3|7.5.6 Family Type|128
3|7.5.7 Indulgence in Internet Infidelity and Sexual Orientation|128
3|7.5.8 Web Camera|128
2|7.6 Results and Analysis|129
3|7.6.1 Factor Analysis|131
4|7.6.1.1 Social Isolation|132
4|7.6.1.2 Psychological Distress|133
4|7.6.1.3 External Influence|133
3|7.6.2 Multinomial Logistic Regression: Different Sexual Orientations and the Motivations for Internet Infidelity|134
4|7.6.2.1 Same-Sex Relative to Opposite-Sex Preference|134
4|7.6.2.2 Both-Sexes Relative to Opposite-Sex Preference|135
3|7.6.3 Multinomial Regression: Reasons for Internet Infidelity Among Individuals with Same-Sex Orientation and Different Relationship Status|136
2|7.7 Discussion|137
2|7.8 Conclusion and Future Research|139
2|References|140
1|8 Online Infidelity and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Their Perceived Association Among Young Adults in India|144
2|Abstract|144
2|8.1 Introduction|145
2|8.2 Background|146
3|8.2.1 The Parameters of Online Infidelity|146
3|8.2.2 Infidelity and IPV|146
2|8.3 Method|148
3|8.3.1 Procedure and Participants|148
3|8.3.2 Materials|148
2|8.4 Results and Discussion|149
2|8.5 Limitations and Future Research|153
2|8.6 Implications and Conclusion|154
2|References|155
1|9 Internet Infidelity: Interface with Mental Health|157
2|Abstract|157
2|9.1 Introduction|158
2|9.2 The Concept and Construct of Infidelity|158
2|9.3 The Practice of Infidelity|160
2|9.4 Impact of Technology on the Concept and Practice of Infidelity|161
2|9.5 Implications for Mental Health|162
2|9.6 Interventions|163
2|9.7 Epilogue|164
2|References|165
1|10 Internet Infidelity in India: The Availability of Legal Recourse|167
2|Abstract|167
2|10.1 Introduction|167
3|10.1.1 The Emerging Concept of Internet Infidelity|168
3|10.1.2 Definition of Internet Infidelity|168
3|10.1.3 Internet Infidelity in the US|169
2|10.2 Divorce Laws in India: Does Internet Infidelity Fall Between Adultery and Cruelty?|170
3|10.2.1 Adultery|170
4|10.2.1.1 Introduction and Definition|170
4|10.2.1.2 Intimacy or Adultery?|171
4|10.2.1.3 Standard of Proof|171
3|10.2.2 Cruelty|172
3|10.2.3 Case Law on Cruelty|173
4|10.2.3.1 Anurag Sharma v. Pratibha Sharma|173
4|10.2.3.2 Kavita Verma v. Narendra Kumar Srivastava and Others|174
2|10.3 Cases Involving Love Letters|175
3|10.3.1 K. Chandrashekhar v. Ramani and Ors (2012 Indlaw MAD 391): Can a Love Letter Give Rise to Suspicions of Adultery?|175
3|10.3.2 Bipin Chander Jaisinghbhai Shah v. Prabhawati (1957 AIR 176)|177
3|10.3.3 Smt. Amita v. A. K. Rathore (AIR 1999 MP 218)|178
2|10.4 Are Sexual Chats on the Internet Illegal?|179
2|10.5 Changing Legal Landscape|180
2|10.6 The Way Forward|181
2|References|182
1|11 Myths Associated with Internet Infidelity: Is It a Real Problem?|184
2|Abstract|184
2|11.1 Introduction|184
2|11.2 Revisiting/Understanding Human Sexuality|186
2|11.3 Internet Infidelity: A Subjective Phenomenon|187
2|11.4 Lack of Physical Touch and Intimacy|189
2|11.5 Pornography|190
2|11.6 The Internet as a Safe Haven|191
2|11.7 Conclusion|192
2|References|192
1|Index|194
1|Acknowledgements|7
1|Contents|8
1|Editors and Contributors|10
1|List of Figures|13
1|List of Tables|14
1|1 An Overview: Internet Infidelity|16
2|Abstract|16
2|1.1 Introduction|16
2|1.2 Infidelity and Its Forms|17
2|1.3 Internet Infidelity|18
2|1.4 Theoretical Factors Related to Internet Infidelity|20
2|1.5 Internet Infidelity: Scope for Further Research|21
2|1.6 Overview of the Book|22
2|References|25
1|2 User Control Over Personal Information: A Case Study of Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat|28
2|Abstract|28
2|2.1 Introduction|28
2|2.2 Background|29
2|2.3 The Acceptable Privacy Standard|30
3|2.3.1 Prior to the Stage of Data Collection|30
3|2.3.2 Subsequent to Collection of Personal Data|31
2|2.4 Facebook|32
3|2.4.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|33
3|2.4.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|35
2|2.5 Twitter|36
3|2.5.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|36
3|2.5.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|37
2|2.6 Snapchat|38
3|2.6.1 User’s Control at the Stage of Data Collection|38
3|2.6.2 User’s Control After Collection of Data|39
2|2.7 Range of Control|39
2|2.8 Conclusion|41
2|References|41
1|3 Adultery in the Age of Technology: Complexities and Methodological Challenges in Studying Internet Infidelity|45
2|Abstract|45
2|3.1 Introduction|45
2|3.2 Sexual Infidelity|47
2|3.3 Emotional Infidelity|47
2|3.4 Internet Infidelity|48
2|3.5 Is It Really Cheating?|49
2|3.6 Methodological Challenges in Studying Internet Infidelity|50
3|3.6.1 Convenience Sampling|50
3|3.6.2 Research on Hypothetical Scenarios|51
3|3.6.3 Focus on Critical Aspects of Internet Infidelity|53
2|3.7 Conclusion|54
2|References|54
1|4 Cultural Institutions in New Technology: Evidence from Internet Infidelity|58
2|Abstract|58
2|4.1 Exploring Internet Infidelity|59
2|4.2 Literature on Internet Infidelity: An Overview|60
2|4.3 Cultural Differences: A Theme for Future Research|63
2|4.4 Geert Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Culture|64
3|4.4.1 Power Distance Index|65
3|4.4.2 Individualism Index|65
3|4.4.3 Masculinity and Femininity Index|66
3|4.4.4 Uncertainty Avoidance Index|67
3|4.4.5 Long-Term Orientation|67
3|4.4.6 Indulgence Index|67
2|4.5 Linking Internet Infidelity and the Hofstede Model|68
2|4.6 Country-Specific Analysis|70
3|4.6.1 China and India|70
3|4.6.2 The US and Canada|72
3|4.6.3 The UK and Finland|72
3|4.6.4 Brazil and the Latin American Region|73
2|4.7 Limitations of the Present Study|74
2|4.8 Research in Cyberspace: The Way Forward|75
2|References|77
1|5 Technology and Virtual Sex: Online Infidelity in the US|81
2|Abstract|81
2|5.1 Online Infidelity: How the Mighty Have Fallen|81
2|5.2 Online Infidelity Brings Down Powerful Generals|83
2|5.3 The Texting Trap: It’s Just You and Me|85
2|5.4 Electronic Communication: Ubiquitous and Worldwide|86
2|5.5 Internet, Communication, and the Potential for Infidelity|87
2|5.6 The Technology of Communication and Human Sexuality|88
2|5.7 Electronic Communication as a Serious Threat to Marriage?|89
2|5.8 Technological Advances and Virtual Sex|90
2|5.9 Emerging Areas of Sexual Behaviour and the Technology Behind Them|91
2|5.10 Haptic Technology and Remote Sex|91
2|5.11 Futurology and Virtual Sex|92
2|5.12 Conclusion|93
2|References|94
1|6 Internet Infidelity in the Cultural Framework of Spain|97
2|Abstract|97
2|6.1 Introduction|97
2|6.2 The Relationship Between Couples in Spain|98
3|6.2.1 Matchmaking|99
3|6.2.2 Happiness and Love in the Life of a Couple|100
3|6.2.3 Sexuality in the Life of a Couple|100
3|6.2.4 Divorce and Separation|101
2|6.3 Infidelity in the Relationship Between Couples|102
3|6.3.1 The Importance of Sexual Fidelity|103
3|6.3.2 Sexual Attraction to Someone Else|104
3|6.3.3 Infidelity in Reality|106
3|6.3.4 Reactions Towards Infidelity|106
2|6.4 Emotional Relationships, Sex, and Infidelity on the Internet|108
3|6.4.1 Relationships on the Internet|109
3|6.4.2 Pornography and Cybersex|111
3|6.4.3 Infidelity Over the Internet|113
3|6.4.4 From the Web to Dating Apps|114
2|References|115
1|7 Sexual Identity Expression on the Internet: An Empirical Study of Homosexuals, Heterosexuals, and Bisexuals in India|117
2|Abstract|117
2|7.1 Introduction|118
2|7.2 India, the Internet, and LGBTs|119
2|7.3 Mental Health and Social Well-Being Among Sexual Minorities|120
2|7.4 Internet Infidelity: The Existing Literature|121
2|7.5 Methodology and Materials|122
3|7.5.1 Sexual Orientation|123
3|7.5.2 Sexual Orientation and Involvement in Internet Infidelity|124
3|7.5.3 Education Qualification and Sexual Orientation|125
3|7.5.4 Relationship Status and Sexual Orientation|126
3|7.5.5 Being an Only Child or Having a Sibling and Sexual Orientation|127
3|7.5.6 Family Type|128
3|7.5.7 Indulgence in Internet Infidelity and Sexual Orientation|128
3|7.5.8 Web Camera|128
2|7.6 Results and Analysis|129
3|7.6.1 Factor Analysis|131
4|7.6.1.1 Social Isolation|132
4|7.6.1.2 Psychological Distress|133
4|7.6.1.3 External Influence|133
3|7.6.2 Multinomial Logistic Regression: Different Sexual Orientations and the Motivations for Internet Infidelity|134
4|7.6.2.1 Same-Sex Relative to Opposite-Sex Preference|134
4|7.6.2.2 Both-Sexes Relative to Opposite-Sex Preference|135
3|7.6.3 Multinomial Regression: Reasons for Internet Infidelity Among Individuals with Same-Sex Orientation and Different Relationship Status|136
2|7.7 Discussion|137
2|7.8 Conclusion and Future Research|139
2|References|140
1|8 Online Infidelity and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Their Perceived Association Among Young Adults in India|144
2|Abstract|144
2|8.1 Introduction|145
2|8.2 Background|146
3|8.2.1 The Parameters of Online Infidelity|146
3|8.2.2 Infidelity and IPV|146
2|8.3 Method|148
3|8.3.1 Procedure and Participants|148
3|8.3.2 Materials|148
2|8.4 Results and Discussion|149
2|8.5 Limitations and Future Research|153
2|8.6 Implications and Conclusion|154
2|References|155
1|9 Internet Infidelity: Interface with Mental Health|157
2|Abstract|157
2|9.1 Introduction|158
2|9.2 The Concept and Construct of Infidelity|158
2|9.3 The Practice of Infidelity|160
2|9.4 Impact of Technology on the Concept and Practice of Infidelity|161
2|9.5 Implications for Mental Health|162
2|9.6 Interventions|163
2|9.7 Epilogue|164
2|References|165
1|10 Internet Infidelity in India: The Availability of Legal Recourse|167
2|Abstract|167
2|10.1 Introduction|167
3|10.1.1 The Emerging Concept of Internet Infidelity|168
3|10.1.2 Definition of Internet Infidelity|168
3|10.1.3 Internet Infidelity in the US|169
2|10.2 Divorce Laws in India: Does Internet Infidelity Fall Between Adultery and Cruelty?|170
3|10.2.1 Adultery|170
4|10.2.1.1 Introduction and Definition|170
4|10.2.1.2 Intimacy or Adultery?|171
4|10.2.1.3 Standard of Proof|171
3|10.2.2 Cruelty|172
3|10.2.3 Case Law on Cruelty|173
4|10.2.3.1 Anurag Sharma v. Pratibha Sharma|173
4|10.2.3.2 Kavita Verma v. Narendra Kumar Srivastava and Others|174
2|10.3 Cases Involving Love Letters|175
3|10.3.1 K. Chandrashekhar v. Ramani and Ors (2012 Indlaw MAD 391): Can a Love Letter Give Rise to Suspicions of Adultery?|175
3|10.3.2 Bipin Chander Jaisinghbhai Shah v. Prabhawati (1957 AIR 176)|177
3|10.3.3 Smt. Amita v. A. K. Rathore (AIR 1999 MP 218)|178
2|10.4 Are Sexual Chats on the Internet Illegal?|179
2|10.5 Changing Legal Landscape|180
2|10.6 The Way Forward|181
2|References|182
1|11 Myths Associated with Internet Infidelity: Is It a Real Problem?|184
2|Abstract|184
2|11.1 Introduction|184
2|11.2 Revisiting/Understanding Human Sexuality|186
2|11.3 Internet Infidelity: A Subjective Phenomenon|187
2|11.4 Lack of Physical Touch and Intimacy|189
2|11.5 Pornography|190
2|11.6 The Internet as a Safe Haven|191
2|11.7 Conclusion|192
2|References|192
1|Index|194