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Hooking up on campus: Sexual double standards may leave students feeling disempowered

  • Written by Heather Hensman Kettrey, Research Associate, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University

Over the past few years, there has been a steady flow of articles in magazines, newspapers and online news outlets examining what hookup culture on college campuses means for sexual norms and behaviors among young adults, particularly young women.

Some writers suggest women who participate in hookup culture often feel like outsiders struggling to...

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