In this section, a review of literature highlights the emerging adult’s attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about sex and sexuality. Rather than oversimplifying a diverse generation cohort into a homogeneous group, the aim here is to give a deeper understanding of how the emerging young adults (Millennials) ages 18-29 years are shaping the culture with new sexual scripts. Let me begin first by explaining “sexual script”. The term “sexual scripts”, was introduced in the 1970s by John Gagnon and William Simon in their book Sexual Conduct. They define sexual scripts as action guidelines that help organize the world in the sexual arena. This ideology has been a highly influential study on the sociological aspects of sexuality, because it focuses
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This ideological concept of hookup culture has also been described as a nationwide phenomenon, which has largely replaced traditional dating on college campuses. What is more shocking is that, these uncommitted sexual encounters are usually pursued by both participants, without the expectation of a continuing relationship. Similarly, recent entertainment media have also highlighted uncommitted sexual encounters found in films such as: Hooking Up which was released in 2009 that depicts the chaotic romantic and sexual lives of adolescent characters, and No Strings Attached, released in 2011 that featured the uncommitted elements of uncommitted sex, between two friends who attempt to negotiate a sexual nonromantic component of their relationship. Not only are hooking up taking place in colleges among the emerging young adults, but popular television shows, often portray hooking up, as acceptable and entertaining to the point of exploiting the lives of young …show more content…
In support of this claim, the study found a recent Gallup Poll trend in marital status that shows, fewer young people age 18-29 year olds today are saying “I Do” to committed relationships. This means that only fewer young adults are married, but fewer are also in committed relationships. As a result, the percentage of young adults who report being single and not living with someone has risen dramatically in the past decade, from 52% in 2004 to 64% in 2014, as indicate
This ideological concept of hookup culture has also been described as a nationwide phenomenon, which has largely replaced traditional dating on college campuses. What is more shocking is that, these uncommitted sexual encounters are usually pursued by both participants, without the expectation of a continuing relationship. Similarly, recent entertainment media have also highlighted uncommitted sexual encounters found in films such as: Hooking Up which was released in 2009 that depicts the chaotic romantic and sexual lives of adolescent characters, and No Strings Attached, released in 2011 that featured the uncommitted elements of uncommitted sex, between two friends who attempt to negotiate a sexual nonromantic component of their relationship. Not only are hooking up taking place in colleges among the emerging young adults, but popular television shows, often portray hooking up, as acceptable and entertaining to the point of exploiting the lives of young …show more content…
In support of this claim, the study found a recent Gallup Poll trend in marital status that shows, fewer young people age 18-29 year olds today are saying “I Do” to committed relationships. This means that only fewer young adults are married, but fewer are also in committed relationships. As a result, the percentage of young adults who report being single and not living with someone has risen dramatically in the past decade, from 52% in 2004 to 64% in 2014, as indicate