College Students and Alcohol Abuse: A Test of Social Learning, Strain, and Acculturation Theories

College Students and Alcohol Abuse: A Test of Social Learning, Strain, and Acculturation Theories

This article uses an original data set to explore the utility of three classic sociological theories to test patterns of college student alcohol consumption: social learning, strain, and acculturation. The survey data indicate that the first two theories are supported. Acculturation, however, does n...

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Veröffentlicht in:World medical and health policy 2014-09, Vol.6 (3), p.262-279
Hauptverfasser: DeSoto, William, Tajalli, Hassan, Smith, Chad L., Pino, Nathan W.
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Sprache:eng
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Acculturation
Alcohol
alcohol consumption
College students
social learning theory
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Zusammenfassung:This article uses an original data set to explore the utility of three classic sociological theories to test patterns of college student alcohol consumption: social learning, strain, and acculturation. The survey data indicate that the first two theories are supported. Acculturation, however, does not appear to explain variations in drinking habits of Latino students in our sample.
ISSN:1948-4682
2153-2028
1948-4682
DOI:10.1002/wmh3.101