In Allison and Risman’s article A double standard for ‘hooking up’: How far have we come toward gender equality? presented a central issue concerning some aspect of human sexuality and inequality. The central issue is whether there is a double standard for hooking up between men and women. The authors started by looking into whether the sexual double standard in attitudes toward casual sex behaviors exist. If it did exist, then they would find out if it's gender-specific and then they would research the factors of sexual attitudes for both male and female students. "We frame our analysis with gender structure theory, conceptualizing gender as a multi-level social structure with implications at the level of personality or selves, interactional
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The article stated that “Our results show that not only individual-level, but institutional-level factors shape college student attitudes toward hooking up” (). There is a sexual double standard in today’s society due to personal characteristics and institutional affiliations, mainly in a post-secondary environment. The authors’ agendas are revealed in the introduction of the article. In the very beginning of the article, the authors asked, “Has the gender revolution stalled when it comes to sexuality?” to show that the rest of the article will be discussing the how sexuality has effected the gender revolution. The author uses evidence mostly from research from college students to find out their thoughts and experiences on sexual and relationship experiences. “For instance, Bogle (2008) finds that college women risk gaining a negative reputation by engaging in “too much” non-relationship sex, while their male counterparts are often rewarded for the same behaviors” (). Another finding is that "college women orgasm more in relationships than in casual hook ups, and implicate the sexual double standard in this finding, as 'doubts about women's entitlement to pleasure in casual liaisons keep women from asking to have their desires satisfied and keep man from seeing women as deserving of their attentiveness in hookups” (). “While women may be less likely than men to endorse sexual double standards, there is evidence that some college women respond to inegalitarian social contexts in ways which do not reject, but reinforce and incorporate elements of inequality” (Jackson and Cram, 2003) The authors take a political stand because all the research is based on political research on men, women and their environment that might affect their thoughts on sexual relationships. It is more of a
The article stated that “Our results show that not only individual-level, but institutional-level factors shape college student attitudes toward hooking up” (). There is a sexual double standard in today’s society due to personal characteristics and institutional affiliations, mainly in a post-secondary environment. The authors’ agendas are revealed in the introduction of the article. In the very beginning of the article, the authors asked, “Has the gender revolution stalled when it comes to sexuality?” to show that the rest of the article will be discussing the how sexuality has effected the gender revolution. The author uses evidence mostly from research from college students to find out their thoughts and experiences on sexual and relationship experiences. “For instance, Bogle (2008) finds that college women risk gaining a negative reputation by engaging in “too much” non-relationship sex, while their male counterparts are often rewarded for the same behaviors” (). Another finding is that "college women orgasm more in relationships than in casual hook ups, and implicate the sexual double standard in this finding, as 'doubts about women's entitlement to pleasure in casual liaisons keep women from asking to have their desires satisfied and keep man from seeing women as deserving of their attentiveness in hookups” (). “While women may be less likely than men to endorse sexual double standards, there is evidence that some college women respond to inegalitarian social contexts in ways which do not reject, but reinforce and incorporate elements of inequality” (Jackson and Cram, 2003) The authors take a political stand because all the research is based on political research on men, women and their environment that might affect their thoughts on sexual relationships. It is more of a