The end of sex : how hookup culture is leaving a generation unhappy, sexually unfulfilled, and confused about intimacy /
Hookup culture dominates the lives of college students today. Most students spend hours agonizing over their hopes for Friday night and, later, dissecting the evenings' successes or failures, often wishing that the social contract of the hookup would allow them to ask for more out of sexual int...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Hookup culture dominates the lives of college students today. Most students spend hours agonizing over their hopes for Friday night and, later, dissecting the evenings' successes or failures, often wishing that the social contract of the hookup would allow them to ask for more out of sexual intimacy. The pressure to participate comes from all directions?from peers, the media, and even parents. But how do these expectations affect students themselves? And why aren't parents and universities helping students make better-informed decisions about sex and relationships? |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780465037834 (electronic bk.) 0465037836 (electronic bk.) |