College Drinking : Reframing a Social Problem
George W. Dowdall
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 2008.
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 College Drinking as a Social Problem; Chapter 2 Reframing College Drinking; Chapter 3 The Impact of College Drinking; Chapter 4 The ""Dark Figure"" of Alcohol-Related Campus Crime: The Gap Between Reported Incidents and Victimization; Chapter 5 Work Hard, Play Hard: College Drinking, Social Life, and Sex; Chapter 6 Public Alcohol Policy and College Drinking; Chapter 7 The College Response: Reframing Prevention; Chapter 8 What More Can Colleges Do?; Chapter 9 How to Cope with College Drinking: What Students and Parents Can Do. - Appendix A: Sources for Further InformationAppendix B: Methods and Data; Appendix C: Timeline of Important Events Shaping College Drinking; Appendix D: Alcohol and Crime Data for Selected Colleges and Institutions; References; Index. - Drinking has become recognized as one of the most important problems facing today's college student. Even though college drinking has increased only modestly over the past few decades, concern about its health, behavioral, and safety consequences has risen rapidly. This book examines college drinking as a social problem within higher education, based on interviews with many leading figures engaged in addressing the problem. It assesses the evidence about how many students drink or drink excessively, and what kinds of behavioral and health problems they have as a consequence. The book answers t
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ISBN | 9780275999810
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