College Hookup Culture and Christian Ethics: The Lives and Longings of Emerging Adults
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Author Description
What Happens At College Parties? Why Do Students Dress And Behave The Way They Do? Who Has Power, And What Kind? And Are College Students Happy Overall With Party And Hookup Culture? In Response To Undergraduates' Skepticism Of Researchers' Accounts Of Hookup Culture, The Author Engaged 126 College Students As Ethnographers To Observe And Analyze This Complex Social Reality At Parties. Through Their Own Eyes: Undergraduate Ethnographies And Analyses Of Party Culture -- College Students' Observations Of Parties And Hookups -- Why College Students Act The Way They Do -- Power Dynamics At College Parties -- Are College Students Happy In Contemporary Party Culture? -- Johann Metz's Jesus As Fully Human: Embracing Poverty Of Spirit -- Embracing Our Interdependence On God And Others -- Self-love: Accepting Our Human Condition And Unique Calling -- Neighbor-love And Justice -- Sexual Justice: A Call To Action -- Justly Relating To Self And Other In College Culture -- Understanding The Complexities Of Sexual Assault And Its Traumatic Effects -- Secondary Victimization: The Community's Role In Traumatization -- Creating A Sexually Just Campus Culture. Jennifer Beste. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the intersection of contemporary college hookup culture and Christian ethical frameworks to determine how students navigate sexual morality and social power. Jennifer Beste, a scholar in theology and ethics, utilizes a collaborative ethnographic approach by training 126 undergraduate students to observe and analyze their own campus social environments. The work argues that current party culture often undermines human dignity and suggests that a shift toward 'sexual justice'—rooted in theological concepts of interdependence and neighbor-love—is necessary for healthier campus dynamics.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Ethnographic data collected by 126 undergraduate students regarding party behaviors and power dynamics.
- A theological framework based on the work of Johann Metz to address sexual ethics.
- Analysis of the impact of secondary victimization on survivors of sexual assault.
- Practical strategies for fostering a more just and compassionate campus culture.
Scope Limits
- The study is primarily focused on the intersection of Christian ethics and secular campus culture, rather than a broad sociological survey of all college demographics.
- It does not provide a comprehensive legal analysis of campus sexual assault policies.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and educators often cite this text for its innovative use of student-led ethnography to bridge the gap between academic theory and lived student experience. The book is frequently utilized in religious studies and sociology courses to facilitate discussions on the ethical implications of modern dating and social norms.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
2017-11-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0190268514
ISBN-13:
9780190268510
Gender Studies
Sociology
Christian ethics
Religion and Society
Higher Education