Kathleen A. Bogle brings to light just exactly what “hooking up” is and offers explanations as to how and why college students are getting together in her book Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus. Dead end relationships with “no strings attached” are being formed all over college campuses across the country. Bogle breaks through the misconceptions about casual sex and redefines the modern sexual culture swarming college campuses.
A new phenomena has emerged in today’s culture that brings a new definition to the term casual sex. “Hooking up” describes this practice in various ways throughout the work. Sex, in general has become less of a sacred religious act as more and more teenagers begin to engage in what society once deemed risky behavior. Bogle studies this with a third party unbiased view and focuses mainly on college campuses …show more content…
Her facts offer an untainted glimpse into the unfamiliar territory of casual relationships and sexual encounters. Because of her non alarmist tone she is able to debunk society’s former understanding of modern hookup culture and offer a clear definition of what “hooking up” means to the men and women occupying it. Early in the book she gives an unrendered definition of what “hooking up” is
“When a girl and a guy get together for a physical encounter and don’t necessarily expect anything further”
Throughout the rest of the book she guides the reader through multiple interviews revealing how she accumulated the information behind her definition. By being a skilled interviewer she is able to gracefully peak into the minds of youth culture revealing information that enhances the human understanding of our own culture, and exemplifying how society as an entity interacts with one another in both social and private
A new phenomena has emerged in today’s culture that brings a new definition to the term casual sex. “Hooking up” describes this practice in various ways throughout the work. Sex, in general has become less of a sacred religious act as more and more teenagers begin to engage in what society once deemed risky behavior. Bogle studies this with a third party unbiased view and focuses mainly on college campuses …show more content…
Her facts offer an untainted glimpse into the unfamiliar territory of casual relationships and sexual encounters. Because of her non alarmist tone she is able to debunk society’s former understanding of modern hookup culture and offer a clear definition of what “hooking up” means to the men and women occupying it. Early in the book she gives an unrendered definition of what “hooking up” is
“When a girl and a guy get together for a physical encounter and don’t necessarily expect anything further”
Throughout the rest of the book she guides the reader through multiple interviews revealing how she accumulated the information behind her definition. By being a skilled interviewer she is able to gracefully peak into the minds of youth culture revealing information that enhances the human understanding of our own culture, and exemplifying how society as an entity interacts with one another in both social and private