Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both The Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a disturbing and enlightening indictment of the hookup culture, the social forces that contribute to it, and what can be done to change it."-Patricia Cornwell From the front lines of today's sexual battlefield comes an eye-opening examination of the ho
| Title | : | Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (136 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594482845 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2008-02-05 |
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Features a new Afterword for this edition. A controversial look at today's sexual hook-up culture, and "a bookyou won't stop talking about."-Patricia Cornwell From the front lines of today's sexual battlefield comes an eye-opening examination of the hookup culture, seen through the personal experiences of the teenage girls and young women who live it-and who are left unprepared for its consequences. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a disturbing and enlightening indictment of the hookup culture, the social forces that contribute to it, and what can be done to change it.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly In her second book, journalist Stepp (Our Last Best Shot) gets an inside perspective on the "hookup," which has become the "primary currency of social interaction" between the sexes in high schools and colleges. Though it's clear where Stepp, mother of three, stands in regard to "hooking up"-a no-strings-attached sex act that allows participants "the freedom to unhook" at any time-Stepp has a seasoned pro's ability to step back, examining carefully and sympathetically the "cultural shift" in its particulars, through the individual stories of interviewees, as well as in its broader cultural impact. Inspired by a series of articles she wrote on eighth-grade oral sex rings for The Washington Post in 1998 ("two years before the popularity of oral sex in middle schools percolated through the media"), Stepp avoids breathless sensationalism, preferring instead to explore the meaning of "hooking up," its fallout, potential long-range consequences for women and men, and t
If there is one book to have about Grace Kelly, this is it!. Even those who have diabetes are not exactly the same - age, gender, etc. Some of the information written about the secondary players in the Epilogue, and how their time was spent between high school and the book writing, might have been better placed within the chapters.
It is a shame, however, that this book wasn't written ten years later, as it would be very likely that the author would have been able to find and reconnect with all the players in the story, thanks to social networking. influence what you need and this didn't address it at all. However, the Universe never brings about any situation until we already have the tools to handle it.
3. The hardships, courage, friendhips, family, and good times, all become apparent. It really is too bad that the author published her first book before anyone else could publish something with more accurate and flexible information, because she is now regarded a
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