The debate I have identified is why binge drinking is prominent, specifically with college students, and the causes behind binge drinking. Each of my causes for binge drinking is supported by an author(s).
- binge drinking is apart of college culture (Malcolm Gladwell) and the environment around college encourages drinking (Weitzman, Elissa R., Toben F. Nelson, and Henry Wechsler)
- social norms encourage students to drink because they are copying how much other students drink (Weitzman, Elissa R., Toben F. Nelson, and Henry Wechsler) and students even exceed their drinking limits because of this (Jones, L. B.)
- students only consider themselves to be problem drinkers if a serious consequence occurs (Eshbaugh, Elaine M.) and students may not be problem drinkers at all; the theory behind binge drinking in college is unrealistic (Straus, Robert, Selden D. Bacon)
**Note: my counter arguments (how binge drinking has been dealt with in the past and present) will strengthen my argument about why binge drinking is still a problem in colleges today. Also, the Robert Straus resource will probably be replaced.
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