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TOPIC: A SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION OF THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF

GHOSTING OVER THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND THE

REASON WHY THIS IS A PHENOMENON

General references/textbooks

What is Ghosting. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.dictionary.com/e/ghosting/

This general reference defines the notion of ghosting. Aside from that, it also discusses

how the act of ghosting started and how will the person know if the significant other have already

ghosted him/her. This reference aims the readers to be more educative about the history and

implication of ghosting.

Ghosting. (2019). Retrieved from

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ghosting

This general reference defines the implication of ghosting. The reference, also, states that

ghosting could at least have two meanings. (1) the viewing of a stream/streamer for the purpose of

gaining information that could be used to gain an advantage against them (no matter if they're a

team or an individual). (2) the shutdown/ceasing of communication with someone without notice.
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This can include but doesn't always require the closing or shutting down of social media accounts

of contact such as email addresses or phone numbers.

Internet sources

Coffee, E. (2018). The “Ghosting” Phenomenon. The Horizon: The Student voice of Indiana

University Southeast. Retrieved from

https://www.iushorizon.com/22002/features/the-ghosting-phenomenon/

This online article discusses that ghosting is, without a doubt, the act of disappearing

without communication and how this certain act impacts those who are involved. Moreover, the

article, also, aims to investigate on how the act of ghosting have entered the millennial dating

scene.

Vilhauer, J. (2015). This is Why Ghosting Hurts So Much. Psychology Today. Retrieved

from https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/living-forward/201511/is-why-

ghosting-hurts-so-much

This article presents a psychological answered interview regarding ghosting and why it

hurts so much. Aside from that, it also questions about on why do people ghost one another and

why does it feel so bad, even if it is just on social media.

Spira, J. (2016). Why Ghosting Has Become A Cultural Phenomenon. Huffpost.

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Retrived from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-ghosting-has-become-a-

cultural-phenomenon_b_5813bfa0e4b08301d33e0956

This article focuses on why the act of Ghosting has, indeed, become a cultural phenomenon

worldwide. Furthermore, the author lists down on the possible reason why people, most especially

the singles do ghosting, and, also, on what to do if the significant other ghosts you.

Academic/Scholarly journals

LeFebvre, L. (2017). The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships.

Lexington Books. Retrieved from

https://books.google.com.ph/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SMUpDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg

=PA219&dq=ghosting+dating&ots=0erN73O3Gh&sig=kz4foXos8y0sHLyt_lw2mF4

CkG4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=ghosting%20dating&f=false

The book focuses on the whole notion of the impact of social media in dating. Aside from

that it also conceptualizes the concept and/or the act of ghosting.

Koessler, R. (2018). When Your Boo Becomes a Ghost: The Association

Between Breakup Strategy and Breakup role in Experiences on Relationship

Dissolution. Western Graduates & Post-Doctoral Studies. Retrieved from

https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7493&context=etd
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This study examines the concept of ghosting, which the author defines it as a unilateral

breakup strategy that involves avoiding technologically-mediated contact with a partner instead of

providing a verbal indication of the desire to break up. Aside from that, the study, also, investigates

the differences in the process of relationship dissolution and post-breakup outcomes as a function

of break-up role.

Freedman, G., Powell, D., & Le, B. (2018). Ghosting and Destiny: Implicit Theories of

Relationships Predict Beliefs about Ghosting. SAGE Journals. Retrived from

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0265407517748791

This research article examines how implicit theories of relationships are associated with

ghosting.

Hanley, Jerome. (1999). Beyond the tip of the iceberg: Five stages toward cultural

competence. Reaching today’s youth. Vol.3 No.2 pp. 9-12

This journal article focuses on understanding the cultures of the youth that we serve which

requires more than words and good intentions. Aside from that, this article also defines and

conceptualizes the notion of cultural competence.

Sautter, J. (2010). The Social Demography of Internet Dating in the United States. Wiley
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Online Library. Retrieved from

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00707.x

This journal article identifies the sociodemographic correlates of internet dating net of

selective processes that determine who is “at risk”. Aside from that, it also examines the role of

computer literacy, social networks, and attitudes toward internet dating among single internet

users.

Matook, S, & Butler, B. (2014). Social Media and Relationships. The International

Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society. DOI: 10.1002/9781118767771.

Retrieved from

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263325419_Social_Media_and_Relationsh

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This article understands and studies how social media systems affect the way people work,

learn, and live that requires examination of the ways in which social media use is affected by and

affects relationships. No matter what the underlying technology, the power of social media systems

arises from the impact they have on relationships.Whether in friendship and dating relationships

or professional and work relationships, social media use shapes and is shaped by how individuals

see their relationships, who they have relationships with, and how those relationships are formed,

maintained, and ended.