On college campuses hook up culture can have its pros and cons. One con that stands out to me is the thought of having regret after a sexual encounter or hookup. I recently found an article discussing a study that was taken place by Garcia and Reiber on a college campus in 2008. A total of 1,468 students participated in this study and the results show that 27.1 percent of the students felt very embarrassed, 24.7 had emotional difficulties after their hookup, 20.8 lost respect for their partner, and 10 percent had difficulty with a steady partner. These statistics show that bad hookups can happen and it happens a lot more frequently then you think. Statistics show that 26 percent of women feel positive after a hookup. That means approximately 74 percent of women feel negative after a hook up. Men feel much more positive after a hook up than women. Men often feel more confident after a one night stand, women on the other hand feel depressed and emotionally distraught. I believe this study is a great example of the difference between men and women in hook up culture. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/02/ce-corner.aspx
2. Sex on College Campuses
I am a male sophomore at Michigan State University. As a freshman I was afraid of college but ready to accept the challenge. Living in the dorms is a great experience for someone especially someone right out of high school. There are many differences socially in college. You are constantly meeting new people left and right. One very shocking thing I noticed in the dorm was the resident assistance supplied condoms openly. This was extremely new to me. It was as if they were telling me to experience casual sex. I felt extremely uncomfortable every time I would walk by my resident assistants door and see a bag of thirty condoms. At Michigan State they are not going to pretend college students do not have sex. In other words they are promoting protective sex. If you know the students are going to have sex then why don’t you prevent pregnancy instead of preventing sex. This idea is genius. I believe many other schools should have condoms accessible at all times in the dorms. This is another example of our society today changing. Condoms have never been more accessible than they are now. Colleges promoting hook up culture is not a bad thing it lets college students meet new people and get to experience hooking up. In today’s society there are many arguments you can make with this subject. Many older generations disagree with this topic. It is important to understand the evolution of hook up culture.
1. Hookup Culture
College campuses throughout the United States have been changing socially over the years. In the 1970s the term “hook up” was a phrase used for getting together with friends and family. In a sentence it would be used like this, “Hey Katie do you want to maybe hook up later.” This was totally normal back in the day. Today if this was said there would be a lot different of a reaction. Young teenagers these days use the phrase “hook up” as a phrase to describe sex. On college campuses sex is all around us. Casual sex is completely acceptable. If you ask individuals such as grandparents if casual sex was a thing at their colleges and universities they would say no. Casual sex is changing our social experience as college students. It is a very interesting topic my class has been discussing the past few weeks. My goal through out this thread is to give people my opinion on the various topics I will be discussing regarding hook up culture. Hook up culture is only growing on college campuses. Right now it is a huge part of our society and this topic will only become more and more popular in the future. College campuses are changing the way we look at sex all over the country. Hooking up is a casual way to meet someone and male and female students in today’s generation are experiencing something no other generation has truly experienced.
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