tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post3806203506162257673..comments2023-11-24T03:33:55.979-05:00Comments on ECONJEFF: College kids do the darndest thingseconjeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500904082539595860noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-65703423283614092152013-07-15T17:28:37.993-04:002013-07-15T17:28:37.993-04:00I can't speak for the Times, but Elizabeth Arm...I can't speak for the Times, but Elizabeth Armstrong's work relies on more than convenience sampling. Her recent book with Laura Hamilton - "Paying for the Party" - followed an entire hall of first-year women at a flagship state university looking at both professional and social outcomes. Paula England, another sociologist, and Armstrong also have research that uses a large-scale survey of 21 different college campuses to study hook-ups (e.g. "Accounting for Women’s Orgasm and Sexual Enjoyment in College Hookups and Relationships"). It's quite likely the Times data comes from that same source. I'd recommend reading their work rather than the less-than-stellar framing in the NYT coverage. The evidence, as I understand it, does suggest an increase in hook-ups, but data from earlier periods are less than stellar when they exist at all - and an increase in hook-ups isn't an orgy by any means! Also, I don't believe Armstrong or England have yet addressed the selective/elite vs. less selective/regional school issue, but I think their data could speak to the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com