Annotated Bibliography On Hooking Up In College

What is romance nowadays? It is the lamest form of a relationship according to ever-growing trends in America. Instead of treating girls with respect, young men are now making the assumption that they (young ladies) ought to be used as sexual toys, here to entertain and please. Unacceptably, the crux of this repulsive issue leads straight back to the growing acceptance of super-physical relations between young people. As Jeffrey Zaslow explores in his article, “Some Date: How Homecoming Is Losing Out To Hanging Out,” young people, particularly young men would rather spend their nights “hooking up and hanging out” than show true romance and do something as simple as going to a school dance.

Everyone knows that hook-ups are in and what to expect for sex, right? I get the impression that everyone puts up this front that makes him or her seem smart about sex and hook-ups, but realistically they are faking it till they make it. As I read through this article, “Sex, Lies, and Hook-up Cultures” by Donna Freitas, I realized there are so many rumors about sex and hook-ups that the younger generation doesn’t honestly know the truth about sex. Donna Freitas, a professor, took the time surveying college students about religion and sex at their college. She discovered how most students lie about sex and many of them are trailing into the ways of casual sex. Freitas realized how many students are pressured into hooking-up with others and what the culture of hooking-up means to other students. Shockingly, she found how more students were willing to have sex with someone then to ask him or her out on a date. Catholics, especially were shown to have no knowledge about what having sex means in their religion along avoiding it in their faith. Freitas also talked about how more students are accepting of having sex with their partner than to actually have a full conversation about sex with them.

A main limitation within the broad focus of hookup culture is the strong reliance on undergraduate population samples. The question arises as to whether the data and conclusions of such studies are generalizable. Additionally, as mentioned earlier, the term hookup is ambiguous due to the use of different definitions

Dating today differs greatly compared to dating say sixty or even eighty years ago. Dating trends today, such as cohabitation, would be considered insanity or chaos if these patterns were displayed in the 1920’s. Today the majority of persons who date are seeking the outcome of a marriage (although research does not agree with this). Eighty years ago, people dated for fun, pleasure, and recreation (Schwartz 116), and only “popular” people dated (Waller 1937), dating was a rarity, and limited to people in their late teen years or early adulthood. However, today it is quite different from eighty years ago with respect to the purpose of dating, and trends. Dating starts at earlier ages such as

After attending Florida State University for a year, I have had the privilege of witnessing many young women excel and thrive as they strive to set a foundation for themselves in future endeavors. I have seen girls build clubs from the ground up, achieve presidential honor roll status for a full year, successfully maintain social lives, and build friendships that will last a lifetime. While I have been thankful to observe an abundance of ladies’ accomplishments at Florida State, I have also seen far too many women feel the societal pressure of today’s “hook-up culture”.

In order to further understand my experiences one must acknowledge the cultural background, which constructs my opinions towards sex, sexuality, and gender role. My opinions about sexuality shifted quickly as I moved from Israel, a middle-eastern society, to the United

However, researchers argue that the influence of the Sexual Revolution during the 1960s and 1970s (Bogle 2008; England et al. 2008; Harding and Jencks 2003) and the availability of birth control (Fugere et al. 2008) are large components to the manifestation of sexual permissiveness and individual promiscuity. In the remainder of this paper, discuss five factors that have contributed to the rise of hook-up culture and their effects. These factors include the use of alcohol and substance abuse, access and use of pornography, increase of sexual content in social media, self-objectification and the escalation of narcissism in

As the hook-up culture grows prominent in our society, so does our retrospect on ideas. There has been a recent buzz around hookup culture. A claim has been centered around the notion that this culture has derived from a female sense of liberation, convenience, and technology. According to Peggy Drexler, a Ph.D. holding professor of psychology, mobile apps make hookup culture more accessible. She is implying that Millennial women favor convenience over old fashion dating. While I credit Drexler’s extensive research in Psychology, I question her focus on women. She says, “The math is pretty simple: In the end, what social media dating does is give users — and, most poignantly — women more options. And more options mean more freedom, and more power, too.” While I believe her point to be valid, I don’t agree that she should’ve centered her article around women. She neglects to incorporate any data supporting that dating apps benefit women more than men. After conducting my research via twitter poll in regards to college students’ love-life, I found that within 1,018 total engagements, 18% of people preferred hooking up while 82% preferred a serious relationship. Unsurprisingly, I found that 72% of the population who preferred a serious relationship were women. This may be because men prefer hooking up, and in actuality, women have to conform to this new culture of dating. After all, women

The “Hook Up” Culture, although not new, is a culture that fosters ineffective skills for long-term relationships because this culture negates the positive traits of mutual trust and intimacy which are developed in the traditional dating culture. Practices such as

In the beginning of this paper I vaguely introduced the definition of a consensual sexual relationship. I will expand on this definition by adding that a consensual relationship should be conceptualized in sharp contrast to sexual harassment which currently encompasses “not only discriminatory practices but also opinions, words, gestures, and acts” (Jafar, 2003:44). It is important to make this distinction because “while sexual harassment consists of unwanted sexual advances or activities, both parties enter into a consensual relationship without pressure or coercion” (Richards et al. 2014:338). In other words, students and professors who participate in a consensual relationship do so “voluntarily.”

Most of these events resemble a typical college experience, especially since research has found that hooking up is more prevalent on college campuses more than ever before. There have been studies conducted to determine if engaging in hook ups is harmful to one’s self-esteem. Few longitudinal studies have shown hooking up

The term “hookup” is deliberately vague and has come to replace dating on college campuses (Armstrong & Hamilton, 2009, p. 589). The notion of “battle of the sexes” is one in which women want hookups to evolve into some aspect of a relationship, while men prefer to hook up with no strings attached (Armstrong & Hamilton, 2009, p. 591). Hamilton and Armstrong’s ethnographic study of female students examine the sexual experiences of men and women. Their research indicates that the “battle of the sexes” explanation is insufficient and contributes to gender inequality by naturalizing problematic notions of gender difference (Armstrong & Hamilton, 2009, p. 609). In this paper, I will explain why their evidence of the “battle of the sexes” was inadequate and why I believe their data is sufficient with their overall findings. It is because women want independence and autonomy, they want to be self-supporting, and want to have opportunities to meet new people that women reframe from engaging in relationships. However, men’s perspective on relationships is overlooked in their data and based on my understandings of young adults, my experiences provide evidence of a “battle of the sexes” amongst students.

Sex on Campus- She can play that game too written by Kate Taylor of the New York Times, composed this article to shed light on college personal / sexual relationship life from a contemporary female’s perspective. The challenges these young ladies encounters of attempting to discover and maintain an equilibrium of partaking in an enjoyable sex life while concentrating on their scholastic and professional objectives. Over an entire school year, interviewed by Taylor, sixty women were in a “Hook Up” relationship. The “Hook Up” defined as a person or persons to have sex with very little emotional ties if any, or a one night stand. The women that were interviewed attended The University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton University. “Hooking Up” or previously entitled in the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s as “Just Kicking It”, “Buddy” or “Booty Call”, the concept remains the same, however, with the turn of a new decade, the names change, but the concept stands as the same, on the other hand with a feminist twist. Men for decades have taken advantage of the “Hook Up”, conversely over the last decade or so, there have been numerous professional women who have taken control of their sexuality and have been initiating the “Hook Up”. Conventional courting within the higher institutions of higher learning as we once knew it has seized a modernistic persona. This notion of having a “Sex Toy” encompasses far beyond the boundaries of campus life, it has developed into a portion of the civilization in

Most of the events resemble a typical college experience, especially since research has found that hooking up is prevalent on college campuses more than ever. There has been studies conducted to determine if engaging in hook ups is harmful to one’s self. There has been a few longitudinal studies that have shown hooking up has some positive effects, but more negative effects than positive. A study by Rosenthal, Moore, and Flynn (1991) found that males had higher

Dating today has become so irrelevant, especially in the world of a college student. Even when the topic is mentioned there isn 't much acknowledgment in the topic. Why is that? Several college students start to embark on what they think a serious relationship is as they grow up. Without realizing that they have no clue what is to actually be in a relationship is it actually healthy, and not just a game. Is a relationship considered healthy because it consists most of the following subcategories? Communication, respect, equity, care, effort, self improvement, fun, no abuse and boundaries.(Byrd, Bowdler & Hayes) Is it really in good shape as some declare, or is it just getting use to the fact that were scared to start over? There is all types of answers to these questions. But which one is correct? You decide.