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 li

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 li…