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Abstract
Hooking up, or sexual activity outside of a committed relationship, has become the normative form of intimacy on American college campuses. Much research has focused on the extent of hooking up, and its effects. We situate hook-ups within the institution of heterosexuality, arguing that it is deeply gendered. Hooking up becomes a mode of homosocial communication, as well as a way for young adults to prove their heterosexuality. Others have pointed out that hooking up leads to negative consequences for women; we aim to highlight the positive aspects of hooking up for agentic and sex-positive young American women.
Notes
1. A list of participating schools is available on request.
2. Our numbers seem to square with other surveys or, perhaps, run a bit to the conservative side, since we have a large sample of colleges in our pool and virtually all other surveys were done only at the researcher's own university.
3. For examples of this, see Stepp (2007) and Glenn and Marquardt (2001).