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Hooking Up
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Hooking Up looks at the casual sexual culture that has taken hold on American college campuses. Kathleen A. Bogle describes how students meet at parties, bars and dorms, sleep together, and often part without any expectation of a relationship. A hook-up can mean anything from kissing to intercourse, and what defines it is the absence of commitment.
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Drawing on frank interviews with young men and women, the book asks how and why this pattern developed and why it has pushed out older habits such as dating. It considers differences in what each sex hopes to get from these encounters, why first-year students are especially likely to take part, and how these experiences shape later romantic lives. The author argues that campus life itself encourages casual ties, and she challenges common assumptions about students and sex.
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