Gladwell, Malcolm. "Drinking Games." The New Yorker. Google, 15 and 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. Malcolm Gladwell explains how cultures within and outside of the United States treat alcohol differently. The same behaviors that result in one community are not the same in another community. The behaviors caused by alcohol are a result of the ritual and practices of the people. This resource supports my argument that college culture shapes the expectations, and ultimately, drinking patterns of college students. College culture teaches students to drink heavily. The examples of the tribe in Bolivia and the town in New Haven are to be used.
Neighbors, Clayton, Christine, M. Lee, and Melissa A. Lewis. "Are Social Norms the Best Predictor of Outcomes among Heavy-Drinking College Students?" Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 68.4 (2007): 556-65. Print. This article proves that social norms are strong predictors of the actions of college students. Students who were social and chose to drink relied upon social norms of culture to dictate how much they would drink. This resource will be my main point for how college culture can cause students to follow certain expectations and standards.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Blog #5 - Scholarly Sources
Bulmer, Sandra Minor, et al. "Trends in Alcohol Consumption among Undergraduate Students at a Northeastern Public University, 2002–2008." Journal of American College Health 58.4 (2010): 383-90. Print.
Dowdall, G. W. College drinking : Reframing a social problem. Westport: Praeger, 2009. Print.
Gladwell, Malcolm. "Drinking Games." The New Yorker. Google, 15 and 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010..
Jones, L. B. Social Norms, Environmental Management, Campus Culture and Context [microform] : A Case Study of the Dynamics Shaping High-Risk Drinking Behaviors of College Students. University of Oregon, 2004. Print.
Neighbors, Clayton, Christine, M. Lee, and Melissa A. Lewis. "Are Social Norms the Best Predictor of Outcomes among Heavy-Drinking College Students?" Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 68.4 (2007): 556-65. Print.
Pauley, Perry M.; Hesse, Colin. "The Effects of Social Support, Depression, and Stress on Drinking Behaviors in a College Student Sample." Communication Studies 60.5 (2009): 493-508. Print.
Straus, Robert, Selden D. Bacon. Drinking in College. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. Print.
Dowdall, G. W. College drinking : Reframing a social problem. Westport: Praeger, 2009. Print.
Gladwell, Malcolm. "Drinking Games." The New Yorker. Google, 15 and 22 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.
Jones, L. B. Social Norms, Environmental Management, Campus Culture and Context [microform] : A Case Study of the Dynamics Shaping High-Risk Drinking Behaviors of College Students. University of Oregon, 2004. Print.
Neighbors, Clayton, Christine, M. Lee, and Melissa A. Lewis. "Are Social Norms the Best Predictor of Outcomes among Heavy-Drinking College Students?" Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 68.4 (2007): 556-65. Print.
Pauley, Perry M.; Hesse, Colin. "The Effects of Social Support, Depression, and Stress on Drinking Behaviors in a College Student Sample." Communication Studies 60.5 (2009): 493-508. Print.
Straus, Robert, Selden D. Bacon. Drinking in College. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. Print.
Blog #6 - Posing a Research Question
These are questions regarding college drinking:
1. How successful would the new drinking age be for college students today based on their lifestyles and drinking habits?
2. Has recent problems in the economy and politics within the US affected the drinking habits of college students?
3. How does drinking in high school or earlier affect drinking in college? Why are students drinking earlier than in previous years?
I'm leaning toward the first question, however, the second question also interests me, especially because of our current economy. I know I want to question why college students drink, but I'm not sure how to make it more specific.
1. How successful would the new drinking age be for college students today based on their lifestyles and drinking habits?
2. Has recent problems in the economy and politics within the US affected the drinking habits of college students?
3. How does drinking in high school or earlier affect drinking in college? Why are students drinking earlier than in previous years?
I'm leaning toward the first question, however, the second question also interests me, especially because of our current economy. I know I want to question why college students drink, but I'm not sure how to make it more specific.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Rutgers Riot
By taking the tutorial, I learned the differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. All of these sources can be useful, but have their advantages and disadvantages. Books, for example, offer an in depth analysis of a specific subject, and offer a bibliography to find other sources. However, sometimes the information can be dated. Newspapers, on the other hand, can be more up to date, but cover a wide range of topics with less detail. By learning these differences, I know which resources to focus on for my paper as of right now.
As a teaching advice, I thought it was helpful and up to date. It clarified some of the information that was given at the library. Specifically, I thought choosing the keywords was the most helpful. I will probably use this method when conducting my research. However, I think if the tutorial was more interactive it would have kept my attention a little more and helped me remember the different resources. If they provided more small tasks or activities to help with the research, it would be easier to use later on.
As a teaching advice, I thought it was helpful and up to date. It clarified some of the information that was given at the library. Specifically, I thought choosing the keywords was the most helpful. I will probably use this method when conducting my research. However, I think if the tutorial was more interactive it would have kept my attention a little more and helped me remember the different resources. If they provided more small tasks or activities to help with the research, it would be easier to use later on.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Questions for the Librarian
Questions I have for the librarian are the following:
1. How do you cite a quote from an audio video like YouTube?
2. How do you find full articles either from a magazine, book, or encyclopedia and not just excerpts?
3. How do you write a citation (for the works cited) for a primary resource, like an interview?
1. How do you cite a quote from an audio video like YouTube?
2. How do you find full articles either from a magazine, book, or encyclopedia and not just excerpts?
3. How do you write a citation (for the works cited) for a primary resource, like an interview?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Topic Undecided (revised)
Since my first entry, I've considered revising my topic. Instead of the arts, I'm thinking about researching college binge drinking, or just drinking in general. Since reading Moffatt,this seems like a good topic with many sources for research. Maybe this could tie into suicide and depression rates that seem higher now than in previous years, and why it is so prevalent in college culture. Or how this affects a student's performance in school and how it affects their perception of others. Why is it a right of passage? Or even how stress factors cause a college student to drink.
Keywords used in Google searches include: college issues, college drinking and drug use, college drinking age, amethyst initiative. Key words that seemed most useful were drinking and drug use and drinking age. A lot of the information dealt with the increasing number of college students who drink or use drugs, the debate over the current drinking age, and why drinking on colleges occurs (peer pressure, freedom from home, failure of education programs). The searches on google, google news, and youtube were helpful because they gave full articles or videos from multiple perspectives. Ideas I got from my research are the causes behind college drinking and the debate over the drinking age. I could narrow my topic by debating how successful changing the drinking age would be based on the habits and reasoning of college students today.
Search on Google:
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/college/a/casa070315.htm
Google News:
http://fairfieldmirror.com/2010/02/02/is-the-wait-worth-it-considering-the-drinking-age/
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OXdbh0nYc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8g35wys91o&feature=related
The search on Google was helpful because it gave important statistics of college students affected by drinking. The Google News article was helpful because it showed the pros and cons of the drinking age and the current education programs. The Youtube videos showed an insider's view of college drinking of how it can be a fun part of college life, but also how it can be dangerous. Controversies I found over my topic include changing the drinking age from 21 to 18. Some believe changing the drinking age would help students by eliminating curiosity during college where others believe drinking (especially drunk driving) would increase.
A case that looked interesting was the following:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-08-18-college-drinking_N.htm
Questions I have include how students get involved with drinking on campus, and other methods of dealing with college drinking besides changing the drinking age.
Keywords used in Google searches include: college issues, college drinking and drug use, college drinking age, amethyst initiative. Key words that seemed most useful were drinking and drug use and drinking age. A lot of the information dealt with the increasing number of college students who drink or use drugs, the debate over the current drinking age, and why drinking on colleges occurs (peer pressure, freedom from home, failure of education programs). The searches on google, google news, and youtube were helpful because they gave full articles or videos from multiple perspectives. Ideas I got from my research are the causes behind college drinking and the debate over the drinking age. I could narrow my topic by debating how successful changing the drinking age would be based on the habits and reasoning of college students today.
Search on Google:
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/college/a/casa070315.htm
Google News:
http://fairfieldmirror.com/2010/02/02/is-the-wait-worth-it-considering-the-drinking-age/
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OXdbh0nYc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8g35wys91o&feature=related
The search on Google was helpful because it gave important statistics of college students affected by drinking. The Google News article was helpful because it showed the pros and cons of the drinking age and the current education programs. The Youtube videos showed an insider's view of college drinking of how it can be a fun part of college life, but also how it can be dangerous. Controversies I found over my topic include changing the drinking age from 21 to 18. Some believe changing the drinking age would help students by eliminating curiosity during college where others believe drinking (especially drunk driving) would increase.
A case that looked interesting was the following:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-08-18-college-drinking_N.htm
Questions I have include how students get involved with drinking on campus, and other methods of dealing with college drinking besides changing the drinking age.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)