Binge Drinking and Gender
See Jane and John. Jane and John are both college students. Jane and John decide to attend a party with their friends. On this particular night, Jane drinks 4 drinks in the first hour and continues to consume alcohol. John drinks 5 or more in that same hour and continues to drink. After 3 hours at this party, Jane and John are both very drunk. Jane believes the alcohol makes her more comfortable with the atmosphere of the party and therefore more socially accepted. The girls at the party seem to take more of a liking to Jane as the night wears on. The guys seem more sexually interested in her, too. John is hanging out with all the rowdy guys at the party doing multiple shots and chugging several beers for show. He behaves this way because he believes drinking is what men do. The alcohol begins to take its various tolls and have its numerous effects on Jane and John.
John remembers nothing of the night’s activities, but wakes up in his own bed believing he had a good time. John was the unsuspecting victim of a “blackout.” John may continue drinking because of the enjoyment he had experienced when he was consuming alcohol, creating mental conditioning that associates alcohol with fun. What are the problems John may encounter? John could be your fraternity brother or that guy you always talk to in your history class.
Jane attended the party with preconceived ideas of how alcohol will make people interact. Jane possibly has become more attracted to alcohol because of the social connection and benefit it brings to her. She too came home associating alcohol with a good time, making friends, and attracting men. But what will happen in regards to long-term effects on her body? How would you know if...
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...effects psychologically by getting at the root of the problems. The effects on males were not heavily presented or discussed due to the research and debate that was spotlighted on women. It is also interesting to note that the approaches supporting the female suffering came from female authors.
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We all know what it is like to wake up in the morning, with our head aching, and our body feeling like it was just hit by a train. College students world wide know this feeling. These are the results of binge drinking. The question of why college students continue to submit themselves to alcohol is unknown. While many reasons are given, the cause generally falls into one of three categories, peer pressure, insecurity, or to help solve there problems. But the one thing students don’t realize are the consequences and effects that binge drinking can have, health and social problems are just a few.
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