Hook-Up Culture

Hook-up culture was up and rising just as the feminist movement was taking place (Stinson, 2010). As the availability of contraception grew, sex did not need to result into different repercussions (Stinson, 2010). Meaningless sex was known as “a declaration of freedom” (Harden, 2013). People were free to express their sexual agency (Reid et al., 2011). However, there are still ways that this expression could result into consequences both positive, like sexual gratification, and negative, such as labeling. The emergence of this new subculture is a novelty, however, there are several dangers that researchers that should be touched upon when viewing this topic
When thinking of this, the notion of consent comes to mind. Now that hook-ups are