Stepp followed three groups of young women (one in high school, two in college), 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 obligations. 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 the result is a generation of young people stymied by relationships and unsure where to turn for help.
Record details
ISBN:9781594489389
ISBN:9781594482847 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print xiii, 288 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher:New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hooking up: what it means (Jamie's story) -- What it looks like, what it feels like. High school (stories of Sienna, Anna, Mieka) ; College (Nicole's story) -- How we got there. Feminism (Shaida's story) ; Parents and the greenhouse effect (Cleo's story) ; The college environment (Victoria's story) -- Hooking up: Why it matters (Alicia's story) -- A letter to mother and daughters.
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