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SOCI 2200 Test 2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
measure of binge drinking for men and women
Ans: men: 5 drinks or more
women: 4 or more
occasional binge drinkers
Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks once or twice in past 2 weeks
frequent binge drinkers
Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks more than twice in the past 2 weeks
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to miss class?
Ans: 17 times
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to vandalize property?
Ans: 10 times
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to get hurt or injured?
Ans: 8 times
how many students are binge drinkers?
Ans: 2 out of 5; 40%
what percent of students are frequent binge drinkers?
Ans: 23%
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what percentage of all alcohol consumed by college students do frequent binge
drinkers drink?
Ans: 72%
what percentage of fraternity members are binge drinkers? sorority?
Ans: fraternity: 73%, sorority: 57%
how much money is spent on beer?
Ans: $5.5 million
what percentage of male athletes are binge drinkers? female?
Ans: male: 58%, female: 47%
what are the 3 best predictors of binge drinking?
Ans: 1. living in a fraternity
2. going to college parties
3. having used marijuana in the past month
what are the alcohol myths?
Ans: 1. work hard, play hard
2. as an individual, I'm in control
3. everybody does it
4. smart people don't drink; academically demanding schools are safe
5. alcohol is not that harmful; many other things are worse
6. drinking is my own business; it doesn't hurt anyone else
7. alcohol increases sex drive
8. most students dead-set against restricting alcohol
9. drinking is a rite of passage; people will grow out of it
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work hard, play hard rebuttal
Ans: binge drinkers are more likely to fall behind in school and have low grades
as an individual , I'm in control rebuttal
Ans: the more one drinks, the less control one has regardless of intentions
everybody does it rebuttal
Ans: -majority of students do not binge drink
-20% abstain from alcohol
-majority of black, hispanic, and asian students do not follow heavy drinking
traditions
smart people don't drink; academically demanding schools are safe rebuttal
Ans: binge drinking occurs at all schools, even Ivy Leagues but perhaps not at a
same rate
alcohol is not that harmful; many other things are worse rebuttal
Ans: beer accounts for 80% of dangerous drinking
drinking is my own business; it doesn't hurt anyone else rebuttal
Ans: -75% have reported harm from someone else's drinking (from assault to
interrupted study time)
-6000 students i a year have been hit or assaulted
alcohol increases sex drive rebuttal
Ans: -lowers testosterone, lead to impotence
-lowers woman's ability for orgasm
most students are dead-set against restricting alcohol rebuttal
SOCI 2200 Test 2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
measure of binge drinking for men and women
Ans: men: 5 drinks or more
women: 4 or more
occasional binge drinkers
Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks once or twice in past 2 weeks
frequent binge drinkers
Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks more than twice in the past 2 weeks
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to miss class?
Ans: 17 times
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to vandalize property?
Ans: 10 times
how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to get hurt or injured?
Ans: 8 times
how many students are binge drinkers?
Ans: 2 out of 5; 40%
what percent of students are frequent binge drinkers?
Ans: 23%
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what percentage of all alcohol consumed by college students do frequent binge
drinkers drink?
Ans: 72%
what percentage of fraternity members are binge drinkers? sorority?
Ans: fraternity: 73%, sorority: 57%
how much money is spent on beer?
Ans: $5.5 million
what percentage of male athletes are binge drinkers? female?
Ans: male: 58%, female: 47%
what are the 3 best predictors of binge drinking?
Ans: 1. living in a fraternity
2. going to college parties
3. having used marijuana in the past month
what are the alcohol myths?
Ans: 1. work hard, play hard
2. as an individual, I'm in control
3. everybody does it
4. smart people don't drink; academically demanding schools are safe
5. alcohol is not that harmful; many other things are worse
6. drinking is my own business; it doesn't hurt anyone else
7. alcohol increases sex drive
8. most students dead-set against restricting alcohol
9. drinking is a rite of passage; people will grow out of it
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work hard, play hard rebuttal
Ans: binge drinkers are more likely to fall behind in school and have low grades
as an individual , I'm in control rebuttal
Ans: the more one drinks, the less control one has regardless of intentions
everybody does it rebuttal
Ans: -majority of students do not binge drink
-20% abstain from alcohol
-majority of black, hispanic, and asian students do not follow heavy drinking
traditions
smart people don't drink; academically demanding schools are safe rebuttal
Ans: binge drinking occurs at all schools, even Ivy Leagues but perhaps not at a
same rate
alcohol is not that harmful; many other things are worse rebuttal
Ans: beer accounts for 80% of dangerous drinking
drinking is my own business; it doesn't hurt anyone else rebuttal
Ans: -75% have reported harm from someone else's drinking (from assault to
interrupted study time)
-6000 students i a year have been hit or assaulted
alcohol increases sex drive rebuttal
Ans: -lowers testosterone, lead to impotence
-lowers woman's ability for orgasm
most students are dead-set against restricting alcohol rebuttal
