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Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both Paperback – Bargain Price, February 5, 2008

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Features a new Afterword for this edition. A controversial look at today's sexual hook-up culture, and "[a] book...you 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.

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Editorial Reviews

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"Riveting."
-Patricia Cornwell, New York Times bestselling author

"On target and thought provoking."
-Atlantic Monthly

"Educational-and almost always shocking...ought to come with a parental advisory."
-St. Louis Post Dispatch

"Stepp's work is remarkable."
-The Baltimore Sun

"Required reading for all young women-and their parents."
-Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., author of What Your Mother Never Told You About Sex

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ASIN : B001A5UV8K
Publisher : Riverhead Trade; Reprint edition (February 5, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.56 x 0.89 x 8.14 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #7,833,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,595 in Parenting Girls
- #7,260 in Parenting Teenagers (Books)
- #8,775 in General Sexual Health

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Interesting as I had no idea of hooking up.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020

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For years I have heard parents counsel their daughters to not depend on men. To take care of themselves and to be prepared for a man to leave them and their children- or to not marry at all. Madness as we don't ask men to do it all. And they don't want to.

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AGrassini

A candid view and serious questions to understand the new culture

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2012

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Recently, I have been listening to young women in their 20s expressing some dissatisfaction with the culture of "hooking up". They felt sexually empowered, but found that their sexual encounters left them feeling used and unsatisfied, maybe even slightly depressed. Laura Session's book allowed me to get a deeper understanding of what pressures these young women are encountering. If we keep an open mind and truly try to understand what the pressures are, we can also open a dialogue that might help change the culture into something more positive that helps our young people develop healthy, balanced lives. This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about our young people. A great companion read to the documentary Miss Representation! Should be mandatory for all adults who work on college campuses!

3 people found this helpful

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Robert H. Appleby

a Changing Culture

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013

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I started this book as a result of reading 'Sex and God at Yale'. I would recommend that sequence as well. Both books look at our changing culture and conclude that it is not a change for the better. Every young girl should read this book. Young boys would also benefit from reading it as well. Relationships are built on commitment, not sexual enjoyment, and it would seem that our new culture is starting to learn that wisdom. We need more writers like Stepp.

3 people found this helpful

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Lebenny

Interesting read

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2008

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I believe that this is a book that most modern young women will be able to identify with. What must be kept in mind while reading it is that is it not written by a psychologist but rather a journalist. Sessions Stepp does indeed cite journal articles, professionals, and research to supplement her findings thus giving more scientific validity to her own research. It's a worthwhile read whether you're a parent trying to understand your daughter in the context of the hook-up culture or a young woman confused by the hookup culture yourself.

9 people found this helpful

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LisaW

Excellent resource for teens & young people, their parents and those who work with young people.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2009

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I bought this book to supplement information as I prepare to facilitate a "Sexual Integrity" class through the Pregnancy resource center where I am Executive Director. We deal with girls and women who are engaging in very risky sexual behavior that some of us at the Center do not understand. This book has given me some insight into the mind of our youth-especially that of young women.
It many ways it is shocking and heart breaking to learn what kids are settling for, but most especially why.

A great read if you are with young people whom you want to help to develop healthy lifestyles, or have some at home you care about. This information can help you to be able to talk with about healthy sex and relationships.

4 people found this helpful

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Papalios

interesting

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013

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This was a very interesting book. I had to read it for my graduate class on college student experience and write a paper about it referencing theory, literature, etc. I did find this book very interesting, though I did take issue with a few things. First, I wasn't sure if the people she was interviewing were the most representative example of college students. She seemed to only interview people who either didn't participate at all in the hookup culture, or who did and ended up not being able to handle it as hard as they tried. I understand her point about delaying love and how women are not learning how to be in truly loving relationships, but I am not sure that it's true that all women cannot handle the hookup culture. I would have liked to have seen an interview from a student who did not secretly feel unsatisfied with the hookup culture. I also would have liked to have heard interviews with men because she kept making it seem like men could handle the hookup culture better than women and I would like to know if that is really true. My gut instinct is that it isn't. Anyways, this was an interesting book, but don't take it as the end all on the hookup culture. If you would like more background after reading, I suggest reading Karen Arnold's article about the hookup culture--it references this book and she is a scholar/professor of student development theory.

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Jane Erye

Excellent

Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2015

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This is an excellent book.
Sadly one which is unlikely to be read by the hookup culture.
I work with young adolescent women. The majority of them engage in hooking up. As a mature adult woman, I observe how this behaviour devastates them. It hinders their ability to develop and mature in a natural manner. As well as, (from my perspective) it circumvents their future success. How I wish they would care enough about their present and future selves to read this book. It would make a huge difference if they took the time to think about the long term implications/ consequences of their intimate choices.

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