Summarizing the major findings of literature on hook-up culture, we propose a new research
agenda focusing on when and why this sexual subculture emerged. We explore a series of …

Race and class differences in academic and social integration matter for educational
success, social mobility, and personal well-being. In this article, I use interview data with …

Hooking up is a term commonly used in contemporary American society to refer to sexual
activity between two people who are not in a committed romantic relationship. Data show …

In this article, I argue that intimate stories are an important resource for the achievement of
intersectional identities. Drawing on in-depth interviews with black college students at two …

In the past 20 years, Latinas have begun to outperform Latinos in high school completion
and college enrollment, tracking the overall “gender reversal” in college attainment that …

“Hooking up,” a popular type of sexual behavior among college students, has become a
pathway to dating relationships. Based on open-ended narratives written by 273 …

Recent years have seen great interest in the relationship between relative earnings and
marital outcomes. Using data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I …

Changes in the nature of marriage have spurred a debate about the consequences of shifts
to more egalitarian relationships, and media interest in the debate has crystallized around …

Traditional courtship norms delineate distinct gendered behaviors for men and women
based on the model of a dominant, breadwinning male and a passive, dependent female …

Sexual morality is not keeping up with the new sexual practices of young people, even in
cultures oriented toward gender equality. The Norwegian high school graduation …