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College administrators, 22, 57–58,

bers, 32–33, 199n16; and dating

185

era, 14, 17; members’ participa-

College campus.
See
Environment

tion in hooking up, 61; students

Commuter students, 199n15

perceptions of, 81–82; and rape,

Coontz, Stephanie, 158

202n22; women’s involvement

Courtship, 14, 194n19

with members, 108–110, 113

221

222

I N D E X

Friends with benefits, 118–122, 125,

Martin, Patricia Yancey, 33, 199n16,

205n23

199n17, 201n6

Friendship group, 165.
See also

Media, reports of hooking up, 2, 28

Clique

Mills, C. Wright, 191n12

Moffatt, Michael, 201n2, 202n21,

Gagnon, John H., 8, 197n16, 197n17

202n23

Gays, experience of students with

MySpace (Web site), 169

hooking up, 68–69

Going steady, 16.
See also
Dating Necking, 19, 159, 164, 181

Grease
(movie), 17

Old School
(movie), 150

Holland, Dorothy, 33, 197n10, 201n2,

One-night stand, 2, 29

201n6, 202n24, 204n19

Hooking up: choosing a partner,

Partying, 20, 63, 157

29–34; comparison to dating,

Peers: and dating, 15, 18; influence

46–49; definition, 24–29; era of,

on college campus, 72–74, 201n2;

20–23, 156–157; and location,

misperceptions of sexual behav-

34–36; origin of the term, 7,

ior of, 82–89, 162

196n1; outcomes of, 39–44; schol-

Perception: and behavior, 89–95; and

arly definitions of, 2, 4; sexual

college students, 82–89, 161–163;

norms, 36–39

and opposite sex, 78–82; and

Hummer, Robert, 33, 199n16,

same-sex, 74–78; and virginity,

199n17

82–85

Petting, 19, 159, 164, 181

In loco parentis, 22

Pill, the, 21

Institute for American Values, 5,

Power: between men and women in

192n18, 192n22

hook up culture, 125, 172–179; de-

Internet dating, 157

fined, 209n50; hidden, 101; shift

Intimacy revolution, 20

from calling to dating, 18

It’s a Wonderful Life
(movie), 13

Premarital sex, 4, 19–20, 159–163,

182, 204n11

Laumann, Edward, 160, 192n19,

Principle of least interest, 174–179,

197n13, 201n5

198n21

Love, 163–165

Promiscuity: being labeled a “slut,”

112–114; stigmatized by bad repu-

Marriage: age at first, 2, 22, 161, 172,

tation, 113–114, 204n19

199n6; alumni timetable for,

137–138, 154–157, 172–179; col-

Rape, 3, 162,184,185,191n10, 202n22,

lege students delaying marriage,

205n2

53–54; college women’s interest

Rating and dating, 13–16, 194n22,

in, 78–80, 101–103

195n38.
See also
Dating

I N D E X

223

Relationships: and alumni women,

Sexual revolution, 20, 96, 103–104,

154–156; and college women,

160

76–82; gender differences in

Sexual scripts, 7–8, 193n29, 193n2;

timetable for, 172–179; stages,

and “bases,” 21; dating as domi-

39–44; types, 115–125; why

nant script, 14, 18; and first date,

women desire, 101–104

138, 206n4; and hooking up, 29,

Religion, 65–66; and effect on hook-

39; lack of alternatives, 184–185;

ing up, 160–161

and oral sex, 196n6; and percep-

Rolling Stone,
180

tions, 95; “script-switching,” 153,

206n7

Scripting theory.
See
Sexual scripts Sexually transmitted disease, 3, 184,

Sex: casual, 4, 29, 167, 183; change in

185; fear of contracting, 149–150

timing and meaning of, in hook

Simon, William, 8, 197n16, 197n17

up era, 47, 158–159; and dating

Sororities, 180

era norms, 19–20, 158–159; and

Speed dating, 157

hooking up era norms, 93–95;

and post-college dating norms,

Virginity, 82–85, 161, 181, 197n7,

140–145; risky, 4, 167, 201n9

201n10, 201n12, 201n13

Sex and the City
(series), 141

Sex ratio: on college campus, 23; and

Walk of shame, 35, 74

dating era, 15

Waller, Willard, 14–16, 174, 179,

Sexual assault.
See
Rape

194n23, 198n21, 208n30

Sexual attraction, 12, 31, 33

Whyte, Martin, 19–20, 158, 195n47,

Sexual double standard, 97, 103–115,

206n3

147, 181–182, 203n3

Wolfe, Tom, 1

Sexual marketplace, 197n13

Women’s movement, 21, 96, 182

About the Author

Kathleen A. Bogle is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Delaware.

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Document Outline
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 From Dating to Hooking Up
  • 3 The Hookup
  • 4 The Hookup Scene
  • 5 The Campus as a Sexual Arena
  • 6 Men, Women, and the Sexual Double Standard
  • 7 Life after College: A Return to Dating
  • 8 Hooking Up and Dating: A Comparison
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author
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