Blog Post #10

Abstract

This paper is going to define what the Social Norm Theory is, while relating it to college students. In today’s modern society, is it evident that binge drinking is clearly a huge problem. This paper will highlight recent cases, even including a case within my own college, that deal with students partaking in binge drinking and, it having a fatal outcome. This research paper’s goal is to prove that students who join greek life are more likely to engage in high risk drinking behavior. With the social norm of college drinking rapidly changing, I believe that fraternities are responsible for causing students to think that it is normal to binge drink, causing many deadly outcomes for many unlucky students across the country. The paper shows what is being done to fix the issue, and also what should be done.

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Link to my research paper: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vRFl0_T91xwBCqmR-t1vEX8L5-9qYSRZtrMgLCcE5ho/edit?usp=sharing