Men and boys in the hookup culture

Over the past several years, there has been a flood of books and commentary about American boys' "failure to launch" into adulthood and how many young men today maintain the mentality of a 15-year-old well into their late twenties and thirties.

One explanation for this phenomenon is that boys today have been the victims of the fairer sex's striking successes. Today, girls surpass boys by almost every academic and social measure. On average, girls get better grades in high school and are more likely to take advanced classes and attend college than boys.  In four-year colleges, women outnumber men in by 6 percentage points, get higher grades, graduate on time more frequently, win more prizes, and attend prestigious law and medical schools in greater numbers than men.  And, being better trained and more disciplined, the ladies are getting the best jobs.