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An eye-opening examination of the hookup culture, seen through the personal experiences of high school-and college-age women who confront the hard lessons of dating, love, and sex. We're living in an increasingly sexualized world, and it's the young-particularly young women-who must deal with the consequences. Kids are having more sexual contact than ever, and at an earlier age. They call it "hooking up." But what is "hooking up"? According to Laura Sessions Stepp, a reporter at The Washington Post, hooking up eludes a neat definition. It can be anything from an innocent kiss to sexual. In Unhooked, Stepp follows three groups of young women (one in high school, one each at Duke and George Washington universities). She sat with them in class, socialized with them, listened to them talk, and came away with some disturbing insights, including that hooking up carries with it no obligation on either side. Relationships and romance are seen as messy and time-consuming, and love is postponed-or worse, seen as impossible. Some young women can handle this, but many can't, and they're being battered-physically and emotionally-by the new dating landscape. The result is a generation of young people stymied by relationships and unsure where to turn for help. "The need to be connected intimately to others is as central to our well-being as food and shelter," Stepp writes in Unhooked. "In my view, if we don't get it right, we're probably not going to get anything else in life right."

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Now I have finished the book and the initial impression remains. The choices these girls are making...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 02 14:59:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 15:14:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 07:24:40 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 05:26:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 18:45:07 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 21:09:27 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 11:33:18 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 06:26:33 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 19:15:57 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 23 17:40:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 14:38:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:46:29 -0700 2009
This is a book written by a conservative female and for conservative, upper-class females. It is written for Baby Boomers and their children, comparing "what dating/sex was like on campus then versus now" with "then" being the Boomers’ college experiences ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 06:09:14 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 06:12:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 04 13:07:44 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 13:12:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 19:05:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 19:12:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:13:30 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:15:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 24 06:42:03 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 06:44:14 -0700 2007
More emphasis on the college era but still applicable to anyone who's every felt ...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 21:18:40 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 09:39:38 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 07:07:41 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 07:15:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 25 22:23:30 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 22:26:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 07 13:49:26 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 16 19:46:37 -0700 2009
Yet, I do believe it deta...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 20 00:39:15 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 00:51:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 18:35:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 07:14:22 -0700 2008 shortandsweetnyc.com). Here's the slightly longer, unedited version:

Taking as her focus group young women between the ages of 14 and 22, Laura Sessions Stepp, a journalist for the Washington Post, explores the relatively recent culture...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 07:08:03 -0800 2008 Wed May 14 14:13:07 -0700 2008
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