Understanding Hookup Culture What's Really Happening on College Campuses

According to a wave of recent new reports and high-profile books, "hookup" culture is in the process of replacing traditional dating on college campuses — radically altering how young people think about intimacy and sex, and liberating young women from patriarchal rituals and norms. But for anyone looking to get a handle on these allegedly transformative changes, there's been little beyond speculation and anecdotal evidence. This presentation by Stanford University's Paula England, a leading researcher in the sociology of gender, clarifies the issue. Mobilizing extensive research, England begins to chart whether hookup culture represents a real challenge to the old gender order, or whether we're simply seeing traditional gender norms dressed up in new social forms. Especially suitable for courses in gender, sociology, psychology, and sexuality.

1. College students
2. Sexual behavior
3. Gender & Culture
4. Gender based Violence
5. Prevention
6. Dating
7. Social Identity
8. Sex in Popular Culture

• Lecturer: Paula England
• Call Number: 52.MEF
• Publisher: Media Education Foundation, 2011

1 videodisc (29 min.)