Marketing Research Alcohol Abuse of Ateneo College Students: an Assessment
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Alcohol Abuse of Ateneo College Students: An Assessment
I. Introduction
One of the ways in which communication functions is in the creation and maintenance of the ways in which using and abusing substances, especially alcohol, are talked about and treated. When, for example, society considered the use of alcohol to be a social sin, its use is banned. "Prohibition" is the name given to the era during which it was illegal in Davao City to buy, sell, and drink alcohol after 2am, especially if you are under 18. After prohibition was repealed, alcohol once again became a legal substance, while other related drugs, such as marijuana, continued to be thought of as harmful. Words for the use of these substances and the meanings that are attributed to their use arise out of communication and are an area of study in health communication. The ways of using and abusing alcohol on the college campus can be called as the "culture of college drinking." In the culture of college drinking, drinking to excess is considered to be an inherent part of the college years. Because of the attention that drinking on the campus receives, it is an important example of a broader subject: communication, health, environmental influence and substance abuse.
While dangerous drinking concerns college health educators, administrators, and even some students and parents, most students (and their parents) consider drinking itself to be an integral part of college life. Because their perception is relative to those around them, students who drink dangerously often do not recognize that their drinking is problematic. Many of them think that no matter how much they drink; there are others who drink more.
This perception of a cultural norm of excessive drinking during the college years is created and/or reinforced on a daily basis by the media (including magazines, tv ads and newspapers that carry "Drink All You Can" and "Open House" advertisements), major advertising that
Alcohol Abuse of Ateneo College Students: An Assessment
I. Introduction
One of the ways in which communication functions is in the creation and maintenance of the ways in which using and abusing substances, especially alcohol, are talked about and treated. When, for example, society considered the use of alcohol to be a social sin, its use is banned. "Prohibition" is the name given to the era during which it was illegal in Davao City to buy, sell, and drink alcohol after 2am, especially if you are under 18. After prohibition was repealed, alcohol once again became a legal substance, while other related drugs, such as marijuana, continued to be thought of as harmful. Words for the use of these substances and the meanings that are attributed to their use arise out of communication and are an area of study in health communication. The ways of using and abusing alcohol on the college campus can be called as the "culture of college drinking." In the culture of college drinking, drinking to excess is considered to be an inherent part of the college years. Because of the attention that drinking on the campus receives, it is an important example of a broader subject: communication, health, environmental influence and substance abuse.
While dangerous drinking concerns college health educators, administrators, and even some students and parents, most students (and their parents) consider drinking itself to be an integral part of college life. Because their perception is relative to those around them, students who drink dangerously often do not recognize that their drinking is problematic. Many of them think that no matter how much they drink; there are others who drink more.
This perception of a cultural norm of excessive drinking during the college years is created and/or reinforced on a daily basis by the media (including magazines, tv ads and newspapers that carry "Drink All You Can" and "Open House" advertisements), major advertising that