In Unhooked, by Laura Sessions Stepp, it is an in-depth view of the college world in terms of relationships. The book follows the idea of "hooking up" and analyzes many different forms of its definition, why people do it and its effects. It mainly covers hooking up from a girls perspective, and how they view/feel about this particular activity. Through interview the author gains a large amount of information, which she applies to her initial hypothesis of women pursue sex, delay love and lose at both. In an interview with Jamie, she finds that women who "hook up" feel it is "special" or more than just a one night stand compared to men. With this, she emphasis on the fact the feelings are discouraged in "hooking up" and there is no commitment from either side. The author also tries to compare the similarities and differences of old generations "hooking up" and today's generation. The effects of "hooking up" are also covered throughout the book, mainly explaining how they are negative in terms of dating. They discourage dating and can even harm an individual in the long run when it comes to marriage. She shifts the topic of the book at one point to power, and how it has changed over the years. How now, men are seen as hunters and women are seen as prey, accounting for an equal amount of men and woman losing the virginities by the age of 16. The last point the author covered was how sexual imagery, cause by music, advertisements, television and everyday life, is a possible main cause for such acceptance of "hooking up."
-The author in the section of her book doesn't seem to come across as too biased. I do believe she blames men in a certain way for almost inventing "hooking up." The author uses many interviews and story's from college students, but almost all of them are women. I believe she should have focused a little more from the men's perspectives to get the full story. Although she is somewhat negative towards men in this section, in a way I agree with many of them things she states.
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