College Drinking - Softcover

Dowdall, George W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579228135 ISBN 13: 9781579228132

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Drinking is recognized as one of the most important problems confronting students on campus today, with major impacts on health and safety.

This book answers crucial questions about why students drink, examines its complex links to campus crime and sexual assault, and offers new insights on how to address the issue.

It differs from other studies of college drinking by dispelling the myth that the problem is universal. Dowdall’s research reveals that the incidence of alcohol abuse varies enormously between colleges, and in doing so identifies interventions and policies that have been effective, and those that have failed. His study is also unique in looking “upstream” at the broader cultural, organizational and social forces that shape this behavior, where most studies focus only on “downstream” behaviors, well after students have selected their college and have started drinking.

Students and parents can take action to lower the risk of binge drinking by following the book’s recommendations, and consulting the data it provides about alcohol violations and crime at thousands of colleges. For administrators and student affairs personnel, it both defines and illuminates the issue, and outlines effective interventions.

About this title

Book Description:

From reviews of the original edition:
“This book provides a complete account of the scope of the college drinking problem and any researcher in the field will find it to be an important resource because of its comprehensive and compelling scholarship. Any parent or student who is interested and concerned about college drinking will find this book to be of great value. Dowdall’s ability to straddle the needs of the academic, college administrator, public official, parent and student makes this book a must-have.”―Contemporary Sociology

“From whatever vantage point the reader is coming, Dr. Dowdall offers recommendations for what can be done to address the problem of heavy drinking among college students.
This book [is] a great first step in bringing about change in the culture of college drinking.”―Violence Against Women

“In comparison 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

Drinking is recognized as one of the most important problems confronting students on campus today, with major impacts on health and safety.

This book answers crucial questions about why students drink, examines its complex links to campus crime and sexual assault, and offers new insights on how to address the issue.

It differs from other studies of college drinking by dispelling the myth that the problem is universal. Dowdall’s research reveals that the incidence of alcohol abuse varies enormously between colleges, and in doing so identifies intervent

About the Author:

George W. Dowdall is Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph 's University. His research and teaching interests include mental health, substance use, and research methods. He has been a faculty member at Indiana University, Buffalo State, and Saint Joseph's, and has held visiting appointments at UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania, the Brown University School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. His publications include The Eclipse Of The State Mental Hospital, and numerous journal articles on college student drinking. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and the Board of Directors of Security on Campus, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1579228135
• ISBN 13: 9781579228132
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306