Gender and Sexuality
Hookup
Sexually-charged behavior outside of a committed relationship
Gender
Social or cultural distinctions associated with sex
Enthusiasts
Students who actively participate in hookup culture for fun and pleasure
Dabblers
Students who ambivalently engage in hookup culture
Abstainers
Students who choose not to participate in hookup culture
Strivers
Students who opt into hookup culture but feel excluded from it
Gender essentialists
Believe gender is determined by biology and is fixed
Gender social constructionists
Believe gender is produced through socialization and discrimination
Liberating women from reliance on men
Benefit of hookup culture for some participants
Reducing stigmas about women's sexuality
Benefit of hookup culture for some participants
Sexual pleasure
Benefit of hookup culture for some participants
Understanding preferences and needs
Benefit of hookup culture for some participants
Gender expression
Communication of gender identity through appearance, dress, and behavior
Transgender
Describes people whose gender identity or expression does not match assigned sex at birth
Long-term impact of hookup culture
Difficulties transitioning to dating, blurred boundaries, communication issues
Men's control in hookups
Disproportionate control over timing, location, and pleasure
Hookup culture
Environment that encourages and normalizes uncommitted sexual behavior
Establish meaninglessness
Fifth step in the sexual script of a hookup
Pregame
First step in the sexual script of a hookup
Do...something
Fourth step in the sexual script of a hookup
Gender identity
Individual's self-definition or sense of gender
Gender rules
Instructions for how to appear and behave as a man or woman
LGBTQ
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people
Regretting a partner or encounter
Negative consequence of hookup culture for some women
Sexual assault or violations
Negative consequence of hookup culture for some women
Sexual dissatisfaction
Negative consequence of hookup culture for some women
Shame or embarrassment
Negative consequence of hookup culture for some women
Casual sex
Not appealing to abstainers
Sex
Physical differences in primary and secondary sexual characteristics
Gender socialization
Process of learning gender ideology and rules
Suggestions for reforming sex on campus
Reduce hookup culture's dominance, reject sexual violence and sexism
Grind
Second step in the sexual script of a hookup
Initiate a hookup
Third step in the sexual script of a hookup
Gender ideology
Widely shared beliefs about how men and women should behave
Disadvantaged in the erotic marketplace
Abstainers who struggle to find sexual partners
