Binge Drinking Thesis

Statement of the Problem A. Research topic: Binge drinking among students
B. Research problem: - To assess drinking habits between those of legal drinking age and those under the legal drinking age. To also determine risk factors to incoming college students who may choose to binge drink
-To evaluate which factors can be controlled by campus authorities in preventing binge drinking on and around campus
-To present an argument that explains to the average college student the common reasons for binge drinking as well as the consequences of binge drinking
C.-Research questions: Who (men or women) is more likely to drink excessive amounts of beer or wine and for what reasons do college students binge drink
-Hypothesis: White males and those of Greek affiliation are more likely to binge drink than other college students. The variables for nationality and gender play a role when identifying those who binge drink. Also, students with at least one parent who abuses alcohol are more likely to binge drink. That religion along with the minimum drinking age do not

Sources like the article, A gender-Specific Measure of Binge Drinking Among College Students and the article Alcohol in Emerging Adulthood: 7 Year Study of Problem and Dependent Drinkers were reviewed. There are 14 articles cited by the author that discuss if men or women are more likely to drink excessive amounts of alcohol and the reasons college students binge drink. The citations within the paper are all referenced correctly.
The framework of this study is a practical framework. There is no theory related to the researchers' focus in the study but there are practice knowledge and findings in previous research such as Erik Erikson's (1980) explanation in his book Identity and the Life Cycle and the research in the issue of Addictive