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Faculty Selected Works of Claire Wood
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Hooking Up in the U nited S tates
Encyclopedia of Family Studies (2016)
  • Claire Wood, University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Daniel Perlman, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Abstract
This entry defines the concept of hooking up; identifies historical and contemporary factors fostering a hookup culture; indicates the prevalence of hooking up as well as demographic and other correlates (e.g., situational factors and personality attributes) associated with hooking up; considers hooking up before, during, and after college; looks at young adults' motives for hooking up; and discusses the feelings individuals experience after hooking up. Although it is not a universal pattern for all students, hooking up has become an important and widespread phenomenon on US college campuses today.
Keywords
  • college,
  • emerging adulthood,
  • hookup,
  • sex
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Publication Date
March 21, 2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs114
Citation Information
Claire Wood and Daniel Perlman. "Hooking Up in the U nited S tates" Encyclopedia of Family Studies (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/claire-wood/11/