Sarah Novack and Sarah Varghese Sex in the Eyes of College Students

Social Aspects Sex in the eyes of most college students is now viewed more as a casual/no strings attached activity, rather than a committed/emotional interaction Many college students have abandoned sexual behavior inside of a relationship, to sexual behavior that is outside of love and commitment Compared to relationships back in the day, relationships have changed: Men are no longer expected to initiate Women are more willing to be pursue their romantic interests than in the past Young adults are postponing the age of marriage, and many don’t want to marry at all

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Hook-up Culture College students prefer hookups rather than committed relationships. Hookups are defined as the brief uncommitted sexual encounter between individuals who are not romantic partners or dating each other. Media’s influence on hookup culture Film’s (i.e. “No Strings Attached”, “Hooking Up”) About 60-80% of college students have had some sort of hook-up experience 70% of sexually active college students have reported had uncommitted sex within the last year

Hook up Culture: APPS/MEDIA Because of the hookup culture on college campuses, many college students have resorted to social media and apps to find partners to hook-up with. Example: Tinder Tinder is a smart phone app made available for people, especially college students to find potential “matches” to engage in promiscuous activities with. This in particular enhances the hookup culture on college campuses today especially.

Responses to Hooking up In a study done with 187 college students… 35% felt regretful or disappointed 27% felt good or happy 20% felt satisfied 11% felt confused 9% felt proud 7% felt excited or nervous 5% felt uncomfortable 2% felt desirable or wanted

Sex Culture and mental health Those who engaged in hook-up regularly had higher percentages of feeling depressed and lonely Those who had more sex partners also had an increase in depression and feeling of loneliness Uncommitted sexual encounters resulted in lower self-esteem in both men and women

Hook-up Culture and sexual risk Risks include: Emotional and psychological injury Sexual violence Sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy 1 in 4 college students have had an STD Unwanted sex occurred: 77.8% during a hookup 13.9% in an ongoing relationship 8.3% on a date

Hook UP Culture

ETHICAL ISSUES SEXUAL ASSAULT Sexual Assault: forced and unwanted sexual activity, including: kissing, groping, and rape 1 in 5 college students experience sexual assault in their college career Sexual assault is a national issue, but clearly it's a particularly urgent issue on college campuses An estimated 95% of U.S. campus rates go unreported 38% of rape incidents are committed by a friend or acquaintance of the victim

Ethical Issues About 1 in 5 women will have an abortion by the time they are 25 45% of these abortions are estimated to have occurred during college

Political Issues College students are turning to prostitution to pay for college tuition Websites are set up for college students to search for “sugar daddies” and “sugar mommas”, and for older generations to look for “sugar babies” Websites include: sugardaddyforme.com and seekingarrangement.com Created for college students in financial need

Sex Lives of College Students A 20 year study was done on over 5,000 college students between the years of : Percentage of college students who say they have had a sexually transmitted infection 8% of college men and women say they have had a sexually transmitted infection, such as: Chlamydia, Syphilis, and Herpes. Across time, the number of college students who report having an STI has decreased

Sex lives of college students How many college students think “love” is an important component to sex? 61%, because of this the term “making love” is less likely to be used by college students when describing the activity of sex. What percent of college students have had a one-night stand? 51%

Sex lives of college students Percent of college students that have cheated on their partner? 23% Which is the most popular non-bedroom location for college students to have sex? 77% car, 65% outdoors,and 5% library

Sex lives of college students The two most popular forms of birth control used by college students? condoms and the pill since the 1990s, the use of the pill has increased from 75% to 85%. Condom use increased from about 45% in the 1990s to 55% beginning through 2000 through today. The average number of sex partners of a college student 3 to 4

Sex lives of college students How many college students have reported being involved in an involuntary sexual experience? 31%, about one-third. At 38%, college women are much more likely than college men, at 16%, to report having been involved in such a situation.

Top 10 colleges to Get Laid 1. Michigan State University 2. University of Massachusetts-- Amherst 3. New York University 4. University of Maryland-- College Park 5. Arizona State University 6. Florida State University 7. University of Miami 8. University of Texas at Austin 9. Virginia Tech 10. Georgetown University

TOP 5 US COLLEGES WITH HIGHEST STD RATES 1. Arizona State University 2. University of Iowa 3. Florida State University 4. University of Alabama 5. Auburn University

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