Konstruksi teknologi aplikasi grindr sebagai pengurangan kontingensi identitas dalam komunikasi antarpribadi homoseksual
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homosexual, grindr, interpersonal communications, uncertainty reduction.
Abstract
As a minority with a closed tendency, homosexuals need the media to communicate with fellow community member. When they interact with each other, various kinds of uncertainties will be found, such as identity, personal status, background, and goals. This media is needed as part of reducing uncertainty with others. Through the Grindr application, a homosexual can get to know fellow homosexuals and can communicate intensely in interpersonal communications terms. This study aimed to find out how homosexuals in the Jakarta area who use Grindr as a medium to reduce uncertainty in relationships. The method of this research was the constructivist paradigm with a qualitative approach to explain the phenomenon comprehensively through interactions (in-depth interviews). The results of the research were that the respondents using Grindr in order to find friends or partners from the same community. The next step was to use other media for better ascertain in terms of finding friends or for pleasure. The conclusion is Grindr usage among homosexuals as part of reducing uncertainty in relationships, especially when they first building communication.
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Berger, C. R., & Calabrese, R. J. (1975). Some explorations in initial interaction and beyond: Toward a developmental theory of interpersonal communication. Human Communication Research, 1, 99-112.
Boellstorff, T. (2005). The archipelago: sexuality and nation in indonesia. Princeton University Press.
Boellstorff, T. (2006). Gay and Lesbian indonesians and the Idea of the Nation. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Social and Cultural Practice, 50(1), 158-163. www.jstor.org/stable/23181947
Bryant, M. (2015). How Grindr built a niche hit with no VC funding and word-of-mouth growth. https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/15/how-Grindr-built-a-niche-hit-with-no-vc-funding-and-word-of-mouth-growth/
Burgess, S. R. (2011). Coming out, outing, and the closet. The New York Times on Gay and Lesbian Issues (pp. 172-207). CQ Press. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781608717545.n5
Cardoso, F. L & Werner, D . (2003). Homosexuality. Research Gate
CHATTR. (2019). https://chattr.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kris-Grindr.jpg
Chernin, J. N., & Johnson, M. R. (2003). Terminology and identity development. Affirmative Psychotherapy and Counseling for Lesbians and Gay men (pp. 3-21) .SAGE Publications, Inc. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781452229157.n1
Das, V. (2019). Dating Applications, Intimacy, and Cosmopolitan Desire in India. In Punathambekar A. & Mohan S. (Eds.), Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia (pp. 125-141). University of Michigan Press. www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvndv9rb.9
Defleur, M.I, & Rokeach, S.B. (1975). Theories of mass communication, 3th ed. David McKay
Dennis, A., Fuller, R., & Valacich, J. (2008). Media, Tasks, and Communication Processes: A Theory of Media Synchronicity. MIS Quarterly, 32(3), 575-600. https://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2101/stable/25148857
Denzin, N.K. (1978). The research act: a theoretical introduction to sociological methods. McGraw-Hill
Faris, M. (2008). How to be gay with locative media: The rhetorical work of Grindr as a platform. Present Tense,6(3). https://www.presenttensejournal.org/volume-6/how-to-be-gay-with-locative-media-the-rhetorical-work-of-Grindr-as-a-platform/
Gonsiorek, J. C. & Weinrich, J. D. (1991). The definition and scope of sexual orientation. In J. C. Gonsiorek & J. D. Weinrich (Eds.), Homosexuality: Research implications for public policy (pp. 1-12). SAGE Publications. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781483325422.n1
Grüzmacher, J. (2017). How has the internet determined the identity of chilean gay men in the last twenty years? In Frömming U., Köhn S., Fox S., & Terry M. (Eds.), Digital Environments: Ethnographic Perspectives Across Global Online and Offline Spaces (pp. 53-66). Bielefeld. www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1xxrxw.7
Hardjana, A.M. (2003). Komunikasi intrapersonal dan interpersonal. Penerbit Kanisius
Herek, G. M. (1991). Stigma, prejudice, and violence against Lesbians and gay men. In J. C. Gonsiorek & J. D. Weinrich (Eds.), Homosexuality: Research implications for public policy (pp. 60-80). SAGE Publications, Inc. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781483325422.n1
Hubbard, P. (2007). Review Essay: Queering the City: Homosociality and Homosexuality in the Modern Metropolis. Journal of Urban History, 33(2), 310–319. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2116/10.1177/0096144206294720
Kardiwinata, P. & Cempaka, P.R. (2012). Pola hubungan seksual dan riwayat ims pada gay di bali. Archive of Community Health. 1,(2).
Kirkpatrick, R. (2000). The Evolution of Human Homosexual Behavior. Current Anthropology, 41(3), 385-413. https://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2101/stable/10.1086/300145
Leclerc, N. (2006). Homosexuality. In H. J. Birx (Ed.), Encyclopedia of anthropology (pp. 1197-1200). SAGE Publications, Inc. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781412952453.n439
Londyn, A. (2017). Grindr Survivr: How to Find Happiness in Age of Hookup Apps.
Madianou, M. (2015). Polymedia and Ethnography: Understanding the Social in Social Media. Social Media + Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115578675
Madianaou, M., & Miller, D. (2012). Polymedia: towards a new theory of digital media in interpersonal communication. International Journal of Cultural Studies,16(2), Sage Publication.
Miles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M. (1992) . Analisis data kualitatif. UI-Press.
Nevid, J.S., Rathus, S.A., & Greene, B. (2005). Psikologi abnormal,5 (2). Penerbit Erlangga.
Papalia, D. E., et al. (2011). Human development (psikologi perkembangan). Kencana Prenada Media Group.
Perkins, R. E. (1996). Rejecting therapy: using our communities. In E. D. Rothblum & L. A. Bond (Eds.), Primary Prevention of Psychopathology: Preventing heterosexism and homophobia (Vol. 17, pp. 71-84). SAGE Publications, Inc. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781483327655.n5
Petric, G., Petrovcic, A., & Vehovar, V. (2011). Social uses of interpersonal communication technologies in a complex media environment. European Journal of Communication, 26(2),116–132. Sage Publication.
Pew Research Centre . (2014). The Global Divide on Homosexuality. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Homosexuality-Report-REVISED-MAY-27-2014.pdf
Redmond, M. V. (2015). Uncertainty reduction theory. English Technical Reports and White Papers. 3. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/engl_reports/3
Redouté, J., Stoléru, S., Grégoire, M.‐C., Costes, N., Cinotti, L., Lavenne, F., Le Bars, D., Forest, M.G. and Pujol, J.‐F. (2000), Brain processing of visual sexual stimuli in human males. Hum. Brain Mapp., 11: 162-177. doi:10.1002/1097-0193(200011)11:3<162::AID-HBM30>3.0.CO;2-A
Sandfort, T. (2000). Lesbian and gay studies: an introductory, interdisciplinary approach. SAGE Publications Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446217450.n2
Siyoto, Sandu, & Sari, D.K. (2014). Analisis faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan perilaku homoseksual (gay) di kota kediri. Jurnal Strada,3(1). 68-75.
Smith, R. R. & Windes, R. R. (2000). Emergence of the variant sexuality issue culture. In Rhetoric & Society: Progay/antigay: The rhetorical war over sexuality (pp. 1-34). SAGE Publications. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781452233970.n1
Schnellbacher, Jutta & Leijssen, M. (2009). The significance of therapist genuineness from the client’s perspective. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 49 (2), 207-228.
Suharsaputra, U. (2012). Metode penelitian kuantitatif, kualitatif, dan tindakan. Alfabeta.
Syalaby, A. (2016). Ini provinsi dengan jumlah gay terbanyak. Republika. https://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/16/01/23/o1eaq5394-ini-provinsi-dengan-jumlah-gay-terbanyak
Syahputra, R.H & Yuliana, G,D. (2016). Komunikasi homoseksual berbasis teknologi. Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia, V(2). 137-153. http://www.ijil.ui.ac.id/index.php/jkmi/article/viewFile/8460/pdf
Tampubolon, R.T. (2016). Intimate communication in the urban gay circle in indonesia (phenomenon study on the usage of Grindr as the medium of communication). Proceeding of The 3rd Conference on Communication, Culture and Media Studies. https://journal.uii.ac.id/CCCMS/article/view/7150
Tjhay, F. (2009). Homoseksual dan penyakit menular seksual. Kedokteran Damianus, 8, 47-57.
Wakeford, N. (2002). New technologies and ‘cyber-queer’ research. Handbook of lesbian and gay studies (pp. 115-144). SAGE Publications Ltd. http://remote-lib.ui.ac.id:2087/10.4135/9781848608269.n9
West, R. & Turner, L.H. (2008). Pengantar Ilmu Komunikasi: Analisis dan Aplikasi. Penerbit Salemba Humanika
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(2020). Konstruksi teknologi aplikasi grindr sebagai pengurangan kontingensi identitas dalam komunikasi antarpribadi homoseksual. Jurnal Studi Komunikasi, 4(3), 768-788. https://doi.org/10.25139/jsk.v4i3.2577
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