Kathleen A. Bogle

Hooking up is easy to do if you're a college student wanting to be popular. Go to a local bar frequented by students, get drunk, make eye contact with someone in the group you're with, or that you recognize. What happens next may be a matter of negotiation and local expectations, but contrary to popular misconceptions, it doesn't always mean you'll have casual sex, oral or otherwise -- or lead to a commitment or friendship. Bogle interviewed 76 students and alumni at two universities (one a show more state university, the other a large state university) from 2001-2006. She discusses the demise of dating, the move from hooking up to " friends with privileges", the "booty" call (late night requests for sex), the role of
sexual standards and expectations. Women may have more sexual freedom (hooking up is described by one respondent as a "guy's paradise"), but generally, women engage in hooking up anticipating a friendship or relationship while men "play the field." After graduation, dating resumes as individuals focus on future concerns. Hooking up may be a way of postponing committment while addressing sexual urges. Bogle tries to be objective, frequently using respondents' own words.
Key chapter: Hooking up and dating
Concluding sentence: " I hope my work will give students the opportunity to reflect on what they are doing, why they are doing it, and will ultimately help them to make informed and possibly better, decisions about their lives. " show less

Ugh! Didn't I read this already? Bad research, biases, assumptions, limited range of respondants, etc. AND it's really dated. It reads like it was dated even when it was new. Blah.