(2) Citation
Thatcher, Esther. "Fraternity/Sorority Association with Heavy Drinking: Chicken-Or-Egg Question."
The National Social Norms Institute at the University of Virginia. N.p., 16 Mar. 2015. Web.<http://socialnorms.org/fraternitysorority-association-with-heavy-drinking-chicken-or-egg-question/>.(3)Summary
There was a study done showing whether or not being in a part of a fraternity increasing the amount one drinks. It compared the drinking habits of a freshman to a senior, and being a fraternity or not, and explore the relationships.
(4)Author
Esther Thatcher- She has her masters in Community/Public Health.Her research focus on youth and what can be done to keep youth healthy. Giving her credibility to be a source in my paper.
(5)Key Term
Social Norm- Since this research is coming from the National Social Norms Institute. It is important to understand what a social norm is. Social Norm is what everyday people perceive as normal behavior. In regard to my paper, I believe that being in fraternity environment encourages people to believe that binge drinking is the social norm for college students.
(6) Quotes
“47% of freshman fraternity and sorority affiliates reported increasing their alcohol use in the past 12 months, versus 19% of non-affiliates”(Thatcher).
"in all 4 class-years, fraternity/sorority affiliates consumed significantly more drinks weekly than non-affiliates" (Thatcher).
(7) Value
This is yet another source backing up what the topic of my paper is. It links using actual research and numbers from another college showing that binge drinking and being in a fraternity go hand in hand. This is just proving the opposing point wrong.
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