User:Aalbaeck/sandbox

In my article I want to include:

1. The norms in the hook up culture +
2. Hook up culture in high school and colleges+
3. Risks of hook up culture
4. Hooking up as told by men and women
5. Factors of drugs and alcohol in hook up culture
6. bibliography

The word "hookup" is a widely used term that will always be tossed around from generation to generation. Hook up culture has been around for centuries and will continue to be apart of the future. The norms of hooking up can be from a small kiss with your boyfriend/girlfriend, to having sex with a new person everyday. What is actually considered normal in this culture? Every person has a different view and outlook of this culture. Men and women have different opinions, as well as the different religions around the world. Many people start to endure in the hook up culture starting in middle school. The components of hooking up in middle school may differ from hooking up in high school or college. There are many risks in a hook up culture including sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, physical health, and emotional health, etc. A huge factor contributing to the hook up culture is the enhancement of drugs and alcohol. Many people that are drinking or taking drugs or smoking can be taken advantage of or will end up doing something they really did not want to do if they were to be sober. Another factor that can contribute to how you define hook up culture is how you were raised. If your parents had a bad relationship, or your mom was single and slept around with men all the time, you might end up either being damaged by this, or inspired by it.

NORMS:

What is considered normal in the sense of "hooking up"? This term's definition can range from person to person and age to age. It can encircle from things ranging from kissing, oral sex, or intercourse. The term hooking up defers from a culture of hooking up. A hookup is an act that involves sexual intimacy which is said to be a liberating experience. On the other hand, a culture of hooking up is oppressive, monolithic, and the intimacy is only supposed to occur within a specific context. 

ADOLESCENTS:

Studies have shown that most high school girls are more interested in a relationship compared to high school boys, who are interested in mostly sex. Young women tend to be honest about their sexual encounters and experiences, while young men tend to lie more often about theirs. Another study shows that once a person has sex for their first time, it becomes less of an issue or big deal to future relationships or hook ups. During this study, it was shown that girls in high school do not care as much as boys do on having sex in a relationship. But, on the contrary girls will have sex with their partner in order to match them.

COLLEGE:

Another study was based on a survey of over 18,000 college students from ages 18-25. This survey asked questions like how many sexual partners they have had since graduating high school, how many sexual partners per year, and how many times per week they have sex. It was reported that a little over 59% of college students have sex once per week. A little over 31% reported to having at least one sexual partner per year, and about 50% said that they have had more than two sexual partners since the age of 18. Many women go to a frat party in college with the intentions of getting drunk, having a good time, and leaving with a guy to have sex. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it has led to men thinking that just because a girl is drinking, that she wants to have sex, and vice versa. The culture of hooking up these days has changed dramatically. The casualty of the hook up culture has made the rape culture increase tremendously.

RISKS:

Risks of hooking up at any point in life include rape, sexually transmitted diseases, emotional and psychological problems, unplanned pregnancy, abuse, and much more. The hook up culture has started viewing sex as a casual, meaningless encounter that men and women now condone. Mostly in college, men and women are using sex for pure pleasure, instead of intimacy.

http://www.chatelaine.com/health/sex-and-relationships/hookups-new-social-norm/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374023/

REVIEW: (cite sources in paragraph) ***

add more facts on drug and alcohol affects ~~~~ Nikole Prelooker~~~~

• REVIEW* I like the content you've added. I think it's good to focus on the drugs and alcohol factor of "hookup culture". I also like that you added trying to talk about the risks as there are many surrounding STDs. Once you add your sources, I think you'll have substantial information. ~~~~Gianna Cupo~~~~
• From Prof G: Make sure that you appropriately place text/sources under headings that pertain to your topics (e.g., since there's already a sub-topic about Drugs & Alcohol for Hookup Culture, make sure that the info you're adding about that subject is under that heading). Gerdesk (talk) 05:02, 19 October 2016 (UTC)