Kelly Eckard
Hookup Culture
Aubrey, J. S., & Smith, S. E. (2016). The Impact of Exposure to Sexually Oriented Media on the
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/15205436.2015.1070875
Jennifer Stevens Aubrey discusses the impacts of media on the hookup culture. A study
was performed on first year college students at the beginning of the year and again at the
end of the year. The study consisted of a survey of their media habits. Results showed
that with male students their exposure to sexually enticing media and television projected
their endorsement of the hookup culture. However with girls exposure to sexually driven
Jennifer Stevens Aubrey did well in researching her first year students. The reason did
well is because of the findings of the research comes to light based on gender differences.
I can see how male college students would be more prone to endorse sexually tempting
media but I can also see how women would do this as well but I don’t think it’s as
BIBLE, J., VAN EEDEN-MOOREFIELD, B., SOYOUNG LEE, & LIEBERMAN, L. (2018).
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Jacqueline Bible discusses the topic of the up and coming trend of hooking up on college
campuses. She addresses the risks associated with college students having casual sex with
one another, like STD’s and unplanned pregnancy. Bible also examines the perks of the
hook up culture, such as how these hook ups are linked to future romantic relationships.
Hooking up is becoming more and more trendy amongst college students on today’s
campuses and due to it becoming more popular it’s impelling more and more students to
J. Bible did adequate research and kept an open mind while studying the ideologies
behind hooking up and casual campus sex. You can tell there is an open mind because
she is able to explain the positives such as some of these students become couples and
negatives like STD’s that come along with hooking up on college campus.
Femininity and Hegemonic Masculinity in the Hookup Culture. Gender and Society, (5),
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In this academic journal D.M. Currier goes over the term hookup used by college
students to describe the sexual life without really detailing the events in their encounter.
The article addresses essential heterosexist bias with the term hookup and with its
definition. The article also addresses how the vagueness in the term hookup relates to
men and women in different ways. Because the term serves both genders in different
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ways, it is part of the gender construction we see as a society in which women and men
The term hookup is used all through society. D.M. Currier address the cultural hookup on
college campuses and how the meaning of hookup isn’t as transparent as we would think
it is. Hooking up can mean a variation of things and even outside of college the term is
used to describe a sexual encounter but doesn’t give specific details to the audience. This
Hall, W. J., & Tanner, A. E. (2016). US Black college women’s sexual health in hookup culture:
Intersections of race and gender. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 18(11), 1265–1278.
Retrieved from:
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/13691058.2016.1183046
Roughly 60-80% of college students in the USA report having a casual sexual experience
between themselves and college peer. Students hookup without an expectation of a long-
term relationship. This academic journal produced by W.J. Hall and A.E. Tanner explores
the possible dangers in casual sex. This paper examines the hookup culture, and how it’s
black women. That being said the intersectionalities are addressed with gender ratio
differences.
W.J. Hall and A.E. Tanner did a well job in writing their review. However, the questions
that I pondered were what region of the nation were they conducting their research. There
are different areas of the United States where different races are the predominate one. I’m
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not concluding that they are right or wrong but I am saying there is diversity in race
Comparison of the Hookup Culture in U.S. and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines. Journal of
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Teen Girl Magazines is an article written that addresses the differences between Dutch
culture and U.S. culture in regards to the hookup culture and sex amongst young men and
women. There were more than 2,400 stories from 2006-2008 in the issues of United
States most popular teen girl magazines Seventeen, CosmoGirl!U.S.edition and Teen.
The teen Dutch girl magazines examined were Fancy, CosmoGirl!Netherlands edition,
and Girlz! In their research they found that the U.S. magazines had more open
conversations about casual sex and the Dutch magazines focused on sex in a committed
relationship.
This is a thought-provoking article and if the statistics are accurate there should be some
sort of regulation in place. I’m not trying to be bias but I do think that if it’s encouraging
KALISH, R. (2018). The Gendered Meaning of Trust and Its Role in Sexual Decision-
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Making within American Collegiate Hookup Culture. College Student Journal, 52(3),
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Rachel Kalish addresses the hookup culture and the ideologies of both men and women
seek trust. Part of campus students’ sexual decision making comes from trust. However,
just as a man and a woman are different their ideas of trust are different as well. A man’s
idea of trust is much different from a woman’s. A young man who is seeking cultural
hookup is seeking a woman who is not a threat to his health and reputation. A woman
As I was reading this journal I could see the truth in Kalish’s ideas. I would agree that
both men and women have a similar vision; the deeper concepts that go into it are on
different levels. A man wants to have a sexual encounter in which he isn’t going to lose
his status and a woman‘s idea of trust relies on deeper, more sentimental meanings.
Conor Kelly. (2012). Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture, (2),
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C. Kelly describes hooking up as the practice of pursuing a sexual experience without the
intentions of having a committed and long lasting relationship. Factors that motivate the
hooking up culture are the lack of commitment, language, alcohol use, and social
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pressure. Kelly describes these to be part of a sexist fashion in which girls are having
The author uses a feminist approach to evaluate in hopes to change this rising practice. I
agree that the factors Kelly describes are part of the recipe that is being prepared for this
culture shock. She mentions that the lack of commitment, language, alcohol, and social
McHugh, M. C., Pearlson, B., & Poet, A. (2012). Who needs to understand hook up culture?:
Understanding hookup culture: What’s really happening on college campuses. Sex Roles:
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1007/s11199-012-0172-0
In this journal, Paula England, a professor of Sociology conducts research on her campus
and other national universities about the hook up culture. Hook up culture is when
college students hook up to hook up. She addresses the topic of students hooking up with
other students. She goes over the frequency and how emotionally satisfying they are for
the college students participating. England feels that there is an audience that needs to
become informed of college kids and their casual sex relationships. However the rhetoric
in the video seems to be more focused to grab the attention of other college students, who
I found this article strange and unnecessary in many ways. I wasn’t sure why Professor
England was making it a big deal to create an informative video for parents but after
Monto, M. A., & Carey, A. G. (2014). A New Standard of Sexual Behavior? Are Claims
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Associated With the “Hookup Culture” Supported by General Social Survey Data?
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/00224499.2014.906031
Popular media is describing hookup culture to its readers as a way to have a sexual and
usually a frequent encounter with college peers without the intentions of having a long-
term relationship. These meetings between male and female college students are pursued
by both genders without and anticipation of having a committed relationship. The hookup
dating on college campuses. There are more students engaging in the hookup culture
M.A. Monto and A.G. Carey covered hookup culture and is bringing to light how it is
becoming a college epidemic. Their journal is pointing out that hooking up is taking over
colleges; it seems that the idea of tradition is becoming obsolete. I don’t know if I can
completely agree with this, the first thought that came to mind for me was the sexual
revolution. I don’t know how college students are having more sex than those who were
Rhoads, S. (2012). Hookup Culture: The High Costs of a Low “Price” for Sex. Society, 49(6),
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Steven Rhoads addresses the mental health issues associated with casual sex between
college students while they hookup. Both men and women who participate in the hookup
culture have a negative impact on their mental health. After having sexual hookups
women don’t feel satisfied and feel a sense of vulnerability. Men are expressing a
The mental health of men and women was a good point that Steven Rhoads brought up in
his article. Most often people are thinking of the negative impacts such as STD’s and
unplanned pregnancy, and higher dropout rates but they are not addressing the mental
Watson, R. ryanwatson@uconn. ed., Snapp, S., & Wang, S. (2017). What We Know and Where
We Go from here: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Hookup Literature.
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1007/s11199-017-0831-2
This journal writing documents the difference in numbers for the hookup culture amongst
the LGB community and the heterosexual community. Although the LGB community
documents that ¾ of their community hookup the numbers are still larger amongst
straight men and women. While documenting the different communities there is a
disconnect in the ability to explore the motivations, experiences, and end results of both
the LGB and heterosexual male and females. There is as constraint in and gap in which
they are able to obtain research on due to selection availability of the LGB community.
LGB youth are more prone to a higher risk of sexual, mental, and health issues.
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This was as good article but they lacked the research. They also made this apparent when
they gave admission to the fact that not all areas have been researched in the LGB
community due to the lack of people to perform research on. As time goes on and there
are more LGB willing to come out I think this will number will go up.
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References:
Aubrey, J. S., & Smith, S. E. (2016). The Impact of Exposure to Sexually Oriented Media on the
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/15205436.2015.1070875
BIBLE, J., VAN EEDEN-MOOREFIELD, B., SOYOUNG LEE, & LIEBERMAN, L. (2018).
https://libprox1.slcc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&d
b=s3h&AN=132341817&site=eds-live
Femininity and Hegemonic Masculinity in the Hookup Culture. Gender and Society, (5),
https://libprox1.slcc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&d
b=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.43669824&site=eds-live
Hall, W. J., & Tanner, A. E. (2016). US Black college women’s sexual health in hookup culture:
Intersections of race and gender. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 18(11), 1265–1278.
Retrieved from:
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/13691058.2016.1183046
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Comparison of the Hookup Culture in U.S. and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines. Journal of
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/00224499.2012.740521
KALISH, R. (2018). The Gendered Meaning of Trust and Its Role in Sexual Decision-
Making within American Collegiate Hookup Culture. College Student Journal, 52(3),
https://libprox1.slcc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&d
b=s3h&AN=132341828&site=eds-live
Conor Kelly. (2012). Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture, (2),
https://libprox1.slcc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&d
b=edspmu&AN=edspmu.S1553391312200029&site=eds-live
McHugh, M. C., Pearlson, B., & Poet, A. (2012). Who needs to understand hook up culture?:
Understanding hookup culture: What’s really happening on college campuses. Sex Roles:
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1007/s11199-012-0172-0
Monto, M. A., & Carey, A. G. (2014). A New Standard of Sexual Behavior? Are Claims
Associated With the “Hookup Culture” Supported by General Social Survey Data?
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1080/00224499.2014.906031
Rhoads, S. (2012). Hookup Culture: The High Costs of a Low “Price” for Sex. Society, 49(6),
https://libprox1.slcc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true
Watson, R. ryanwatson@uconn. ed., Snapp, S., & Wang, S. (2017). What We Know and Where
We Go from here: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Hookup Literature.
https://doi-org.libprox1.slcc.edu/10.1007/s11199-017-0831-2
b=s3h&AN=83384258&site=eds-live
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