Overview
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 the crucial questions of why students drink and what mixture of personal and environmental factors shape college drinking. The complex links to campus crime and sexual assault are discussed fully. Key practical questions about effective prevention programs and countermeasures are answered in detail. Students and parents can take action to lower the risk of binge drinking by consulting an appendix, which explains how to use college guide data on 400 leading institutions or data about alcohol violations and crime available for several thousand colleges. Anyone concerned with higher education today will find a full discussion of the scope of the problem and what can be done about it.
Full Product Details
Author: George W. Dowdall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.595kg
ISBN: 9780275999810
ISBN 10: 0275999815
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 December 2008
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
<p> Dowdall has provided the reader with an excellent instrument for not only understanding the complexities of college drinking, but also how to develop prevention programs to address this complex social problem. - <p>Journal of College Student Development
This is probably the best introduction to college drinking available... Recommended. All levels/libraries. - Choice In comparison to the other recent books on the topic, Dowdall's book is more broad based, yet also more comprehensive, and utilizes a wider range of scientific and professional resources, and provides more evidence-based suggestions for change to a wider audience. If there is a book that can reach all intended audiences (college administrators, governmental policy makers, practitioners, scientists, parents, and students), Dowdall's book seems to do it. Readers of varied backgrounds should all come away with useful information and suggestions for changes. - The Journal of Higher Education Dowdall has provided the reader with an excellent instrument for not only understanding the complexities of college drinking, but also how to develop prevention programs to address this complex social problem. - Journal of College Student Development
Dowdall has provided the reader with an excellent instrument for not only understanding the complexities of college drinking, but also how to develop prevention programs to address this complex social problem. - Journal of College Student Development In comparison to the other recent books on the topic, Dowdall's book is more broad based, yet also more comprehensive, and utilizes a wider range of scientific and professional resources, and provides more evidence-based suggestions for change to a wider audience. If there is a book that can reach all intended audiences (college administrators, governmental policy makers, practitioners, scientists, parents, and students), Dowdall's book seems to do it. Readers of varied backgrounds should all come away with useful information and suggestions for changes. - The Journal of Higher Education This is probably the best introduction to college drinking available. . . Recommended. All levels/libraries. - Choice
Author Information
George W. Dowdall is professor of sociology at Saint Joseph's University.
