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Index
Adulthood, postponement of, 54,
Dating, 13–18; after college, 138–140;
172, 208n46
college students use of term, 41,
African-American, students, experi-
198n22; comparison to calling, 18;
ence with hooking up, 66–68
comparison to hooking up, 46;
Age: at first intercourse, 2, 161; at first origin of the term date, 13,
marriage, 2, 22, 161, 172, 199n6
194n12; sexual intimacy and dat-
Alcohol: misperceptions of, 89; role
ing process, 164
in hookup script, 21, 30, 47,
Definition of the situation, 136,
63–64, 111–112, 166–168, 198n30,
199n3
208n35, 208n36
Double standard. See Sexual double Anderson, Elijah, 206n7
standard
Animal House (movie), 51, 163
Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen, 54, 172, 199n7,
Eisenhart, Margaret, 33, 197n10,
202n27, 208n46
201n2, 202n24, 204n19
Emerging adulthood. See Adult-
Bailey, Beth, 12–17, 18–19, 170
hood, postponement of
Booty calls, 122–125, 205n25
Emotional attachment. See Love
Environment, 9; effect on sexual be-
Calling era, 12–13; and comparison
havior, 199n2; and college cam-
to dating, 18, 173
pus, 51–59; college campus com-
Carpenter, Laura, 85, 193n33, 197n7,
pared to after graduation,
201n10, 201n12, 201n13, 204n16
150–154; importance of, 9, 185
Casual sex. See Sex
Ericksen, Julia, 200n1
Clinton, Bill, and Monica Lewinsky
scandal, 27
Facebook (Web site), 169
Clique, 61–70, 90
Fraternity: characteristics of mem-
College administrators, 22, 57–58,
bers, 32–33, 199n16; and dating
185
era, 14, 17; members’ participa-
College campus. See Environment
tion in hooking up, 61; students
Commuter students, 199n15
perceptions of, 81–82; and rape,
Coontz, Stephanie, 158
202n22; women’s involvement
Courtship, 14, 194n19
with members, 108–110, 113
221
222
I N D E X
Friends with benefits, 118–122, 125,
Martin, Patricia Yancey, 33, 199n16,
205n23
199n17, 201n6
Friendship group, 165. See also
Media, reports of hooking up, 2, 28
Clique
Mills, C. Wright, 191n12
Moffatt, Michael, 201n2, 202n21,
Gagnon, John H., 8, 197n16, 197n17
202n23
Gays, experience of students with
MySpace (Web site), 169
hooking up, 68–69
Going steady, 16. See also Dating Necking, 19, 159, 164, 181
Grease (movie), 17
Old School (movie), 150
Holland, Dorothy, 33, 197n10, 201n2,
One-night stand, 2, 29
201n6, 202n24, 204n19
Hooking up: choosing a partner,
Partying, 20, 63, 157
29–34; comparison to dating,
Peers: and dating, 15, 18; influence
46–49; definition, 24–29; era of,
on college campus, 72–74, 201n2;
20–23, 156–157; and location,
misperceptions of sexual behav-
34–36; origin of the term, 7,
ior of, 82–89, 162
196n1; outcomes of, 39–44; schol-
Perception: and behavior, 89–95; and
arly definitions of, 2, 4; sexual
college students, 82–89, 161–163;
norms, 36–39
and opposite sex, 78–82; and
Hummer, Robert, 33, 199n16,
same-sex, 74–78; and virginity,
199n17
82–85
Petting, 19, 159, 164, 181
In loco parentis, 22
Pill, the, 21
Institute for American Values, 5,
Power: between men and women in
192n18, 192n22
hook up culture, 125, 172–179; de-
Internet dating, 157
fined, 209n50; hidden, 101; shift
Intimacy revolution, 20
from calling to dating, 18
It’s a Wonderful Life (movie), 13
Premarital sex, 4, 19–20, 159–163,
182, 204n11
Laumann, Edward, 160, 192n19,
Principle of least interest, 174–179,
197n13, 201n5
198n21
Love, 163–165
Promiscuity: being labeled a “slut,”
112–114; stigmatized by bad repu-
Marriage: age at first, 2, 22, 161, 172,
tation, 113–114, 204n19
199n6; alumni timetable for,
137–138, 154–157, 172–179; col-
Rape, 3, 162,184,185,191n10, 202n22,
lege students delaying marriage,
205n2
53–54; college women’s interest
Rating and dating, 13–16, 194n22,
in, 78–80, 101–103
195n38. See also Dating
I N D E X
223
Relationships: and alumni women,
Sexual revolution, 20, 96, 103–104,
154–156; and college women,
160
76–82; gender differences in
Sexual scripts, 7–8, 193n29, 193n2;
timetable for, 172–179; stages,
and “bases,” 21; dating as domi-
39–44; types, 115–125; why
nant script, 14, 18; and first date,
women desire, 101–104
138, 206n4; and hooking up, 29,
Religion, 65–66; and effect on hook-
39; lack of alternatives, 184–185;
ing up, 160–161
and oral sex, 196n6; and percep-
Rolling Stone, 180
tions, 95; “script-switching,” 153,
206n7
Scripting theory. See Sexual scripts Sexually transmitted disease, 3, 184,
Sex: casual, 4, 29, 167, 183; change in
185; fear of contracting, 149–150
timing and meaning of, in hook
Simon, William, 8, 197n16, 197n17
up era, 47, 158–159; and dating
Sororities, 180
era norms, 19–20, 158–159; and
Speed dating, 157
hooking up era norms, 93–95;
and post-college dating norms,
Virginity, 82–85, 161, 181, 197n7,
140–145; risky, 4, 167, 201n9
201n10, 201n12, 201n13
Sex and the City (series), 141
Sex ratio: on college campus, 23; and
Walk of shame, 35, 74
dating era, 15
Waller, Willard, 14–16, 174, 179,
Sexual assault. See Rape
194n23, 198n21, 208n30
Sexual attraction, 12, 31, 33
Whyte, Martin, 19–20, 158, 195n47,
Sexual double standard, 97, 103–115,
206n3
147, 181–182, 203n3
Wolfe, Tom, 1
Sexual marketplace, 197n13
Women’s movement, 21, 96, 182
About the Author
Kathleen A. Bogle is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from
