Citation

Pham JM. Sociol. Compass 2018; 11(8): e12499.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/soc4.12499

PMID

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Abstract

A prominent body of sexuality research on college-enrolled students in the twenty-first century focuses on "hookup" culture, marked by the prevalence of sexual encounters between students with no expectation for a relationship to develop. This article will review and respond to current themes in the literature on hookup culture on college campuses. I argue that this literature privileges the White, middle-class heterosexual experience, although less is known about how students who cannot or choose not to participate in this culture experience sexual relationships on college campuses. I place studies of hookup culture in conversation with those attentive to the effects of race, class, gender, and sexuality on access to, and experience of, hookup culture. I conclude with suggestions for future research, to include a renewed interest in sexual relationships forged outside of hookup cultures.

Language: en