ipl-logo

Essay On Hook Up Culture

961 Words4 Pages

Divorce rates in America have been steadily rising. This can be said to be due to many reasons such as the law passed in 1969 stating that it did not have to be infidelity charges or physical abuse in order to get a divorce (Evolution). And this is true; due to this law it has become ever so much easier to get a divorce, and this would lead to people not caring as much about who or when they marry, because it doesn 't have to be forever anymore. The problem is people who do not put in the effort or time to fix their marriage, and rush into it not thinking about the long term commitment it is. In order to fix this, couples need to regain the moral value that once influenced long lasting marriages before. After 1969 charts show that both men and women were getting married at a younger age, in their early twenties as opposed to late twenties and thirties (Working), this leads to less time to get to know each other and more ‘love at first sight’ and rushing into things. America is turning to ‘hook-up culture’ (Hookup) and it is leading to controversy in the eyes of divorce. Does this hook up nature requisite that divorce is to come, or does it promote the idea of finding your lifelong soul partner? …show more content…

Just as going to a rated R movie at 18 or diving at 16 or drinking at 21, marriage at an early age can also be fatal to both persons health. “They still have not yet established their true desires and goals in life. Their minds and hearts are bound to change. It is possible they will realize later on that they are not really suitable for each other. This often leads to divorce.” (Marriage) Over all, making divorce legal only at a later age would be better financially legally and morally better. Divorce takes a lot out of people. It causes heartbreak and sometime depression. This means that the person must then get the required help of therapists or

Show More
Related

  • Lisa Wade's Book American Hookup Culture

    1525 Words  | 7 Pages

    Hookup culture is defined as, “one that accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters, including one-night stands and other related activity, without necessarily including emotional bonding or long-term commitment” (do i need to cite). It is a culture that dominates college campuses across the country; within the past decade hookup culture has changed as social society shifts. In today's society with the heavy use of social media, everyone has access to anyone's life, which has been proved to increase mental health effects. Social media has highlighted the need to fit in for college students, and according to Lisa Wade’s Book American Hookup social life and hookup culture has become essentially the same thing. How is the college hookup culture

    Read More

  • Pride In King Kreon's Antigone Is Still Relevant Today

    419 Words  | 2 Pages

    Divorce is at its highest rate ever and I believe this is because couples have too much pride and self-entitlement today. Also politicians, for example Hilary Clinton, are so swaying with their views in order to please everyone that its hard to tell how they really feels. Opposite of Kreon, who stuck to his views and refused to consider anyone else’s. Kreon reminds me of Donald Trump, they want so much credit and respect, and expect everyone to blindly follow them. The presidential candidates this election truly scares me because there isn’t one person with a middle ground.

    Read More

  • American Hookup Culture

    1332 Words  | 6 Pages

    In order to change the hookup culture, we “have to fix American culture” (Wade 248). Wade proposes that in order to do that, people must be caring and kind, dismiss all forms of racism and sexism, and realizing that “it’s not the hooking up itself, but hookup culture that is the problem” (Wade 247). Men and women want relationships that have meaning but have been taught (or recently learned from the hookup culture)

    Read More

  • Divorce In Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

    1316 Words  | 6 Pages

    According to the Center for Disease Control, there were approximately 813,862 divorces and annulments during 2014 in the United States (CDC 1). It is not a new practice, dating back further than King Henry VIII, but it is considered taboo in some societies. In fact, late 19th century author, Edith Wharton, tells of a story about a man who is trapped in an inescapable, loveless marriage.. His wife is an older, self-centered woman. He falls in love with another woman, his wife’s cousin, yet cannot seem to figure out how to be with her because at the time, divorce was merely not an acceptable option.

    Read More

  • Girls From The Hook-Up Culture

    119 Words  | 1 Pages

    The story that got my attention was Boys on the Side. It 's really sad that this young generation has this sexual liberation, that make them look like prostitutes. I was surprise how the Argentina girl in the story describe the American girls from the hook up culture their sexual freedom. " Here in America the girls they give up their mouth, their ass, their ass, their tits. The girls from the hook up culture don 't have any self respect for their body.

    Read More

  • Comparing Social Norms In Things Fall Apart 'And Brave New World' By

    597 Words  | 3 Pages

    The pressure to conform to societal norms is prominent in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The idealized norm of Things Fall Apart is masculinity, while in Brave New World it one of promiscuity. Being Masculine, in Things Fall Apart means withholding emotions because they are seen as weak and feminine in the village of Umuofia. Promiscuity in Brave New World means having physical relations with as many people as you can. In both novels, people who lack these traits are seen as undesirable to society.

    Read More

  • American Hookup Culture On Campus

    1335 Words  | 6 Pages

    American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus by Lisa Wade discusses the truth about hookup culture by observing it on college campus for years, with the help of students sharing their experiences to her. My overall impression of the book is that it is very accurate to college life and the thought process of students and hookup culture. In this essay, I will discuss 3 concepts, corporate campus, racialization in the school system, and conformity, and how these can all relate to life on campus and the book I choose to read, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. Corporate campus is the concept of how campus has become a place for marketing.

    Read More

  • Divorce During The 1950's

    278 Words  | 2 Pages

    Divorce was truly a rarity during the 1950s. According to (Wilcox, 2009), the divorce rate was less than 22 percent in the year 1950, but it more than doubled to 50 percent in the year 1970. Former President Ronald Reagan’s no-fault divorce bill, which was signed in the year 1969, was one of the reasons why the divorce rate increased. Back then, in order to proceed with a divorce one must present the spouses wrong-doing. Today, because of the no-fault divorce, gives the spouse the opportunity to depart from marriage for no reason at all.

    Read More

  • Dating Relationships In Older Adulthood Essay

    969 Words  | 4 Pages

    Bria S Grissom SOC1001 M/W 6pm 1. Families are relationships of people who live together and care for any young children, if any, and think of each other as one unit. Sociologists believe families are essential to the growth of children and are the most significant because growth starts from the home and even before children are born; the family is prepping for the arrival of their new baby. The way a child is raised will greatly determine the kind of individual the child will grow up to be, and although other outside factors, such as school and work, may have an impression, the impact is not as strong as the family. Traditional nuclear families are anything but [traditional] these days.

    Read More

  • Ronald Reagan's No-Fault Divorce System

    1060 Words  | 5 Pages

    Since the inception of the no-fault law, divorce rates in America have increased. Wardle found that twenty-five of the thirty-five states with no-fault divorce laws in effect before 1980 experienced increases in divorce rates. In eleven states, the rate of divorce was more than twice the previous rate of increase (Wardle). Michael S. Berger, a Columbia University graduate with a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion, believes the entire family suffers when the parents are unhappy or are in conflict.

    Read More

  • Gary Thomas: A Brief Summary

    1186 Words  | 5 Pages

    To further justify this point, Thomas (2013) articulates, “Taking stock of…spiritual weakness, early marriage seemed like the wise thing to do” (p. 89). Although I do understand the argument he wishes to convey, I do not necessarily agree that young marriage is a wise decision. Pursing marriage at a young age allots problems to arise early into the relationship. The couple may not be ready to pursue marriage in various other capacities outside of strong sexual desire. Responsibility to admit weakness is commendable, however, I believe further self-control and wise counsel should be addressed primarily before jumping into marriage.

    Read More

  • Annotated Bibliography On Divorce

    709 Words  | 3 Pages

    The article examined the effects of parental divorce on adults’ romantic relationships by conducting a random sample with 464 coupled partners. The authors additionally describe the relationship characteristics most adult

    Read More

  • Marriage And Family Sociology

    1412 Words  | 6 Pages

    Divorce is categorized as the greatest threat to marriage since this occurrence is likely to destroy the quality as well as steadiness of families and children globally. Even though the divorce number has rapidly increased in the United States and globally, it is worth noting that the number of married couples and children that are growing up in complete families is also on the rise than when compared to the period of divorce revolution. Cohabitation is one of the underrated marriage threat in the modern society. This is because most individuals live together not just because they are a part of each other but mainly because they are focused on reducing their life struggles as well as raising their children (Evans,

    Read More

  • Divorce Persuasive Speech

    873 Words  | 4 Pages

    Title : Marriages End In Divorce Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution Order Visual Aid : Power point slide General Purpose : To persuade Specific Purpose : To persuade my audience about half of all marriages end in divorce Central Idea : Solutions to a successful marriage and will persuade you to wait until marriage before deciding to live with your partner Introduction A. According to the U.S Census, nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. 1. The National Survey of Family Growth which was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the probability that a woman’s first marriage will even reach the 10 years mark is only 64%. For males, the probability is 66%.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Speech On Marriage

    739 Words  | 3 Pages

    Is there really a need to be married anymore? Does marriage actually benefit your relationship, or is it an outdated institution that we’ll be better off without? In this speech, I’ll convince you that marriage is a thing of the past, and that society’s views on marriage have changed enough in the past decade that marriage really isn’t necessary anymore. One of the main purposes of marriage is to maintain a permanent relationship, but nowadays marriage doesn’t lead to a permanent relationship due to the increase of divorce rates.

    Read More

More about Essay On Hook Up Culture

Open Document