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College drinking : reframing a social problem, George W. Dowdall

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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 explains how high-risk drinking is defined, and assesses the evidence about how many students are binge drinkers and what kinds of behavioral and health problems they have as a consequence. The book also answers the crucial questions of why students binge drink and what mixture of personal and environmental factors produce binge drinking. The complex links to campus crime and sexual assault are discussed fully. Key practical questions about effective prevention programs and countermeasures are discussed in detail. Students and parents can take action to lower the risk of binge drinking by following the book's recommendations and by consulting its appendix, which explains how to use institutional data about alcohol violations and crime, which is available for several thousand colleges. Likewise, administrators, trustees, and faculty will find a full discussion of the scope of the problem and what can be done about it. This volume examines binge drinking as a social problem within higher education
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xvii, 267 pages
Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1: College drinking as a social problem
  • 2: Reframing college drinking
  • 3: Impact of college drinking
  • 4: Dark figure of alcohol-related campus crime: the gap between reported incidents and victimization
  • 5: Work hard, play hard: college drinking, social life, and sex
  • 6: Public alcohol policy and college drinking
  • 7: College response: reframing prevention
  • 8: What more can colleges do?
  • 9: How to cope with college drinking: what students and parents can do
  • Appendix A: Sources for further information
  • Appendix 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
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9780275999810
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College drinking : reframing a social problem
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College drinking
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reframing a social problem
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George W. Dowdall
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
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 explains how high-risk drinking is defined, and assesses the evidence about how many students are binge drinkers and what kinds of behavioral and health problems they have as a consequence. The book also answers the crucial questions of why students binge drink and what mixture of personal and environmental factors produce binge drinking. The complex links to campus crime and sexual assault are discussed fully. Key practical questions about effective prevention programs and countermeasures are discussed in detail. Students and parents can take action to lower the risk of binge drinking by following the book's recommendations and by consulting its appendix, which explains how to use institutional data about alcohol violations and crime, which is available for several thousand colleges. Likewise, administrators, trustees, and faculty will find a full discussion of the scope of the problem and what can be done about it. This volume examines binge drinking as a social problem within higher education
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Dowdall, George W
Dewey number
362.292088/3781980973
Illustrations
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Index
index present
Language note
Text in English
LC call number
HV5135
LC item number
.D69 2009
Literary form
non fiction
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  • College students
  • Young adults
  • Alcoholism
  • Alcoholism
  • College students
  • Young adults
  • United States
  • Alkoholmissbrauch
  • Prävention
  • Schüler
  • USA
  • Sociala frågor
  • Alkoholism
  • Unga vuxna
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College drinking : reframing a social problem, George W. Dowdall
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index
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Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: College drinking as a social problem -- 2: Reframing college drinking -- 3: Impact of college drinking -- 4: Dark figure of alcohol-related campus crime: the gap between reported incidents and victimization -- 5: Work hard, play hard: college drinking, social life, and sex -- 6: Public alcohol policy and college drinking -- 7: College response: reframing prevention -- 8: What more can colleges do? -- 9: How to cope with college drinking: what students and parents can do -- Appendix A: Sources for further information -- Appendix 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
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ocn244476568
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25 cm
Extent
xvii, 267 pages
Isbn
9780275999810
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2008036798
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rdamedia
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illustrations
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  • (OCoLC)244476568
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College drinking : reframing a social problem, George W. Dowdall
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index
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volume
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text
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Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: College drinking as a social problem -- 2: Reframing college drinking -- 3: Impact of college drinking -- 4: Dark figure of alcohol-related campus crime: the gap between reported incidents and victimization -- 5: Work hard, play hard: college drinking, social life, and sex -- 6: Public alcohol policy and college drinking -- 7: College response: reframing prevention -- 8: What more can colleges do? -- 9: How to cope with college drinking: what students and parents can do -- Appendix A: Sources for further information -- Appendix 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
Control code
ocn244476568
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvii, 267 pages
Isbn
9780275999810
Lccn
2008036798
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
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  • (Sirsi) o244476568
  • (OCoLC)244476568

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