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By: C. Rebecca Oldham & Sylvia Niehuis
In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)
Keywords:casual sex; colleges; heterosexuality; regret; sex; sexual activity; young adults

Hook-up is a slang term referring to a fleeting and uncommitted sexual encounter. Behaviors may range from kissing to intercourse. Hook-ups typically occur between people who are at least acquaintances. Since the 1960s, this “no strings attached” sexual ...

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  Oldham, C., & Niehuis, S. (2014). Hooking up. In M. J. Coleman, & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The social history of the American family: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 696-696). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n292
  
  Oldham, C. Rebecca, and Sylvia Niehuis. "Hooking Up." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong, 696-696. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n292.
  
  Oldham, C. and Niehuis, S. 2014. Hooking Up. In: Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong Editors, 2014. The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 696 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n292> [Accessed 11 May 2021].
  
  Oldham, C. Rebecca and Sylvia Niehuis. "Hooking Up." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 696-696. SAGE Knowledge. 11 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n292.
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