How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture? — “Hooking Up at College: Does Religion Make a Difference?” (2009), found that hooking up was more frequent among students who identified as Catholic. For Faith with Benefits: Hookup Culture on Catholic Campuses (Oxford University Press. 2017), I surveyed more campuses and more diverse campuses than all the previous studies combined. I suspected that there might be some difference in the hookup culture on Catholic campuses, especially at those Catholic colleges and universities that emphasize their religious identity. What I discovered is that Catholic identity does affect hookup culture—but not in a simple or straightforward way.
