User:BetsyToc/sandbox

History

After My Edits

The rise of hookups, a form of casual sex, has been described by evolutionary biologist Justin Garcia and others as a "cultural revolution" that had its beginnings in the 1920s.^[12]  While in the twenty-first century paid sex is not considered to fall in the category of casual sex in the 1900's-1930's paid sex was more than the exchange of money but rather the contact between humans without the ties of a relationship. Technological advancements such as the automobile and movie theaters brought young couples out of their parents' homes, and out from their watchful eyes, giving them more freedom and more opportunity for sexual activity.^[12]

Hook up culture norms

Jennifer Aubrey and Siobhan Smith have found between genders there is minimal differences when it comes to behavior and frequency in hookups, on the other hand women would still face a harder social stigma, the more men women would have sex with their social status would go down, while the more women men had sex with their social status would go up.

Media

Cable television is filled with reality shows that depict an image of partying and glorified hookups, one of the most well known shows being MTV's Jersey Shore. Studies have found that about 35% of sexual behavior on cable television is with people "who are not in established committed relationships." In television sexual monogamy differs from gender, suggesting men stray away from commitment, while women desire it. Further suggesting masculinity is equal to sex, possibly leading male viewers to be more accepting of hookup culture.