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December 30, 2005

Strange But True!

Q. In the history of interpersonal attraction, is "hooking up" really some new thing under the Cultural Sun, much in the media now, or more just old wine in new bottles?

A. If by "hooking up" you mean young people finding each other and becoming physical, "I think it's safe to say humans have been doing that for thousands of years, though some cultures approve of it more than others," says University of Waterloo anthropologist Harriet Lyons. Or do you mean professional and business people networking, making connections and trading favors — physical or not? Again, that is how humans advance their interests in many cultures.


 
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