In
light of the article assigned, “hookup” is a word that we college students nationwide
use on a daily basis, but questions that arise are: does hooking up among college
students actually occur at a higher rate on campus now, than in the 1980s?,
does dating still exist in a large part in college?, and what factors determine
if a student on campus will hookup more or less often over the course of a week?
These are things to consider while analyzing the college “Hookup Culture.”
Hooking up can be anything from merely making out, oral sex, or even
intercourse.
I
believe that the rate at which college students’ hookup has increased because
no one has the time for relationships now-a-days. In other words, the time
spent with a boyfriend or girlfriend could otherwise be channeled into sports,
attending club meetings, or scoring the perfect summer internship.
Young
people, in general, do not want anything (such as marriage) to tie them down.
Most believe that it is too early in life to expect the right person to marry
to show up. Also they believe better potential marriage
partners will show up as time goes on. Therefore, dating is practically useless at
this stage. Instead of dating they opt for hooking up with others in a
no-strings-attached relationship; getting sex when they want it.
The
geographical location and size of the school plays an important role in the
“hookup culture.” Women do not want to be tagged as “college sluts” so they
refrain from hooking up in smaller colleges where everyone knows each other. But
in colleges with larger populations it is not so hard or shameful to hookup. I
believe that the use of alcohol and drugs highly affects the rate at which
college students hookup because the partners they hookup with are not
necessarily people that they have an emotional connection with. In order for
them to have intercourse without feeling guilt the only option is to get
intoxicated.
Hooking
up is a culture that is rampant in the college system and will definitely grow
and could possibly evolve as time goes on. This could conceivably happen
because of the “you only live once,” motto. Another reason for this could be
because the youth today have a more immature mindset now-a-days; they want to
experiment with their sexuality not to be tied down so soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment