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Hookup culture took America by storm in the 1920s and has persisted in our society for decades

In this stage, people can be confused about labeling what they are and where to go from a hookup

The most recent data on hookup culture from American Psychology Association states that 60 to 80 percent of college students have experienced a hookup.

The most recent data on hookup culture from the American Psychology Association states that 60 to 80 percent of college students have experienced a hookup. A hookup can be intercourse, oral sex, hand stimulation of the genitals and or kissing.

A hookup is an umbrella term for having sexual relations with someone in a casual setting without a deep emotional connection

I made a post on the anonymous social media platform popular among college students, Yik Yak, asking students how they feel about hookup culture.

“It definitely isn’t positive,” One user with a blue scissors icon at the time said.“Nobody wants to be in actual relationships or develop connections with potential partners.”

Especially on college campuses, hooking up has become more normalized and talked about openly. In today’s media, sex and hookups are common stereotypes associated with the ‘college experience.’

“Too many people just care about sex and getting pleasure for themselves,” blue scissor said. “If you’re going off hooking up with random people all the time sex loses all meaning then.”

Sociologist and professor at Tulane University, Lisa Wade claims that hookup culture is distorting people’s ideas of emotionally fulfilling sex, healthy expectations, and boundary setting. In one of her many surveys done with college students, she states that one-third of the students reported their casual sexual relationships being traumatic or hard to handle.

After a hookup happens, there are many ways to proceed. One can move on and act like strangers, engage in occasional booty calls, or start a relationship.

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