Fortunately for parents, a new book may help shed light on the campus social scene, and therefore provide a better understanding of the challenges that their children face at school. On Facebook. The term "hook up" is ambiguous, usually defined as a no-commitment, physical encounter with a stranger or acquaintance.
Several students from her school participated in the Love and Fidelity Network's annual conference earlier this year. An April study from James Madison University in Virginia revealed more college women tend to want a relationship out of a hook up compared with men who prefer to stay independent.
Dating is an institution of the past. This evenhanded, sympathetic book on a topic that has received far too much sensational and shoddy coverage is an important addition to the contemporary literature on youth and sexuality. Bogle points to the uptick in college students participating in online dating.
Don't let your college freshman leave home without it. It will be of particular interest to scholars in the fields of gender, sexuality, family, relationships, and higher education.
Bogle argues that college life itself promotes casual relationships among students on campus. Whether it is an expression of postfeminist independence or a form of youthful rebellion, hooking up has become the only game in town on many campuses. Most Popular. The best Instagram photos from
For those parents with children in college, it can often be hard to get an accurate assessment of campus life. Townhall columnists Allison Kasic. Some, like Boyle, experimented with hooking up and quit.