Factors that Contribute to the Perception of Exploitability in a Relationship

The red condition rated women with red shirts, and the blue condition rated women with blue shirts. The dependent variables were attractiveness judgments, sexual attraction, and behavioral intentions. The dependent variables were operationalized because behavioral intentions were observed in regards to dating and willingness to spend money on a date. The researchers used photos from www.hotnornot.com, a web site designed to generate attractiveness judgments where individuals post photos of themselves, and others rate the attractiveness of the photo. For this experiment, a photo of the women was shown, where the women’s face and shirt were visible in color. The participants were then asked to rate the women based on the three dependent variables listed above. The independent variable was manipulated using Adobe Photoshop to change the color of the women’s shirt to blue or red. The men in the red condition rated the target women as more attractive, sexually desirable, and was willing to ask the women on a date and would spend more money on the women that the men in the blue condition. The color red has this effect because of the way it is portrayed in society and on nonhuman

In his essay, “Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture,” Conor Kelly argues that the hook up culture prevalent in today’s society is sexist towards females. He argues that this culture gives off the illusion of freedom, but it instead disempowers women. Kelly begins by giving the definition of hook up culture. He defines it as, “the practice of pursuing sexual activity without any expectation of a relationship.” He then states what he believes are the four main factors that contribute to the disempowerment brought on by this culture: a lack of commitment, use of ambiguous language, alcohol use, and a social pressure to conform. Kelly then gives his argument as to why hookup culture should be concerning.

Garcia, J. R., & Reiber, C. (2008). Hook-up behavior: A biopsychosocial perspective. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 2,

The prevalence rates for hooking up relative to the past provides evidence for such a shift. Research suggests that increases in hooking up are likely due to delays in marriage, greater acceptance of premarital sex, and the availability of birth control (Heldman et al., 2010). Similarly, past research suggests that women from middle- or upper-class backgrounds desire a relationship less while they become educated and maintain a successful career (Hamilton & Armstrong, 2009).

Researchers have found that, in general, males tend to be more critical toward females who partake in casual sexual relationships; men tend to inflate the number, and experiences, in regards to their sexual relations to enhance their status amongst peers while women reduce the number of sexual experiences as their statuses are diminished amongst their peers with higher numbers (England & Bearak, 2014). This type of sexual double standard can contribute towards sexual assault perpetrations due to perpetrators exploiting intimidating strategies to obtain sexual experience to increase their status quo (Littleton, 2014).

Instead of the casual hook up nature, stimulated by alcohol and flirtatious body language, traditional dating requires a certain set of skills, which “hooking up” fails to cultivate. Zimmerman writes of this as well in her article. She says, “When two people fall in love, they open themselves up to new possibilities for self-understanding, or what King and Freitas call ‘new ways of being in the world’…persons begin to receive vital lessons in intimacy because dating helps focus a person’s love and interest in a way that is often deeper than friendship” (Zimmerman 55). A relationship, unlike the casual nature of a “hook up”, requires two people to invest time and energy into getting to know one another. It requires the development of communication skills and self-sacrifice, perhaps for the first time thinking of someone else before yourself. And most importantly, unlike in a “hook up” situation, you desire to see this person more than once, or maybe a handful of times. This person is being used in the Augustinian sense – not as an object, but as recognized for their human dignity. Zimmerman describes that there is continuity to a person’s character that is formed by their behavior (Zimmerman 57). Many recognize that there is a disconnect in the skills necessary to have a successful long-term relationship, but according to Zimmerman’s research,

However, once the questions became racier the difference between men’s and women’s responses was highlighted. In the experiment held only six percent of women said yes to a visit to a random man’s apartment, when about sixty-nine percent of men were eager to say yes. This also doesn’t seem to be a surprise because most guys feel safer going to a random girl’s apartment then vice versa. When the third question was asked and casual sex was requested, no women said yes, but about seventy-five percent of men accepted the proposal without second thought. The men who declined the offer all gave an excuse to justify the rejection such as stating they are married or currently is in a relationship. Women, on the contrary, denied the requests with quick responses such as “What is wrong with you?” or “leave me alone.” The results show that women become highly grossed out when asked the third question and not one felt the urge to say yes.

There is a lot of faux-concern among conservatives about how much more promiscuous millennials are, as opposed to previous generations and how that sexual freedom is hindering overall growth and emotional stability. Indeed, a recent study at James Madison University “hooking up or dating: who benefits?” conducted by Carolyn Bradshaw and her colleagues, sparked an outcry for how millennials no longer care for dating, and inspired numerous articles about the death of chivalry and romance. These concerns, however, are exaggerated. Sex is sex, and as it turns out, there are more benefits to the no-strings-attached culture of hookups than critics suggest.

The majority of the time the person who is left longing for more than just a casual hookup is the female. Women, by nature, are more likely to become more emotionally attached, especially when it comes to sexual activities. However, most of the time, girls will be willing to play along with the game of hooking up. Perhaps, in hopes, that it will someday lead to something more. But, if and when it doesn’t, they can be left emotionally distraught. Girls will become attached to the person they are with and grow to have a sincere care for them. However, when it comes to picking a mate, boys are not as particular about the girl. A study, Age and gender differences in mate selection criteria for various involvement levels found that “men should be equally as selective as women with respect to long-term mates, but less selective than woman with respect to short-term mates criteria (Kenrick).” Boys are less likely to think about all aspects of girl when planning on hooking up with her, unlike girls. They are not as particular because they are just looking for

They start by describing the different ways that people have been trying to find a romantic partner; “online dating [being] one of the most frequently used services on the Internet, and one of its largest revenue generators” (Hancock et al.). Online dating has become successful throughout the years. However, online dating “rife[s] with deception” due to the amount of people that are beginning to edit themselves.

In today’s society, young adults can “hook up” with almost anybody who is desperate enough to fulfill a desire like their physical need. We live in a place that has evolved in ways that should be kept private have become public, which isn’t a horrible thing, but sometimes certain topics should be kept on the low and to ourselves. It has become evident that people also do a one time thing which ends well or unpropitiously. To prove the point, it's possible to end up in marriage and be jolly for a while, but then

In this paper, I have discussed how online dating is becoming popular and how the individuals are usually deceived by it. I have also discussed how the new television show Catfish is turning out to be a great example of how social media has changed online dating. All in all, I have covered the negative outcomes of online dating.

According to the author the information stems from the most massive study of human mating behaviors ever done. The author cites the information taken from a survey of over 10,000 people of varying ages all over the world to create his theories about men and women 's desires in mates, and why they desire what they do.

“Sweetening the deal: dating for compensation in the digital age” (2016) by Kavita Ilona Nayar is another article that discuss the intricacies surrounding the commonly asked question of whether or not sugar dating is prostitution. Nayar argues that it is not so much from a legal standpoint point that people liken sugar dating to prostitution but rather that it is the social norms that underpin society that frame it as prostitution. The article examines the view point of those involved in the relationships, ‘sugar daters’, rather than from a legal stand point. Nayar uses Zleizer’s (2005) theory of ‘connected lives’ to approach an explanation of how sugar dating is not perhaps a form of prostitution. As Zelizer’s identifies money has cohabitated with intimacy regularly within the framework of society from its conception. Further more it can even sustain intimacy to a degree to ensure financial security. As Nayar points out however the strength of society’s conviction over the scared nature of sex over rides the idea of entering into intimate acts as a form of financial transaction. The article itself examines how “sugar daters’ make sense of the relationships they seek. I am particularly interested in whether they articulate shared understandings about how ‘sugar dating’ compares to the late modern construction of romantic love and sexual commerce, and if their negotiation of intimate relations and economic exchanges reveals anything about transformations in social and

Sales in her writing explores many premises presented in the essential nature of the outside culture of today’s online dating manners. Sales write’s of the in’s and outs of why online dating has created a sort of “Dating apocalypse” in the culture of today. Assuredly she explicitly states,“Dating app swiping has been jocularly incorporated into advertisements of various products to the nod to notion that, online, the act of choosing consumer brands and sex partners has become interchangeable”(2). Prior to the internet dating culture, much of the relationship that took place were very serious and not seen as a joke, not many “hookups” were taking place. In many ways that idea has