Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Embargo Period
2-1-2016
Degree Program
Sociology
Degree Type
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
Scholars studying college student sexual culture in the United States largely frame men as being detached from emotions, unconcerned with relationships, and in pursuit of sexual conquests. Through an examination of college sexual culture, an environment often associated with meaningless sexual encounters, this paper tests those stereotypes in both gay and straight men. By analyzing sexual behaviors, social opportunity structures, and romantic attitudes of gay and straight males in college, this paper finds evidence that both supports and contradicts existing literature on masculine stereotypes for both groups of men.
First Advisor
Jennifer Lundquist
Second Advisor
Janice Irvine
Third Advisor
Amy Schalet
Recommended Citation
Barrios, Randy J., "Boys Just Want to Have Fun? Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Intentions of Gay and Straight Men in College Hookup Culture" (2016). Masters Theses. 394.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/394