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Getting Wasted : Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard by Thomas Vander Ven (2011, Hardcover)

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PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814788319

ISBN-139780814788318

eBay Product ID (ePID)99521479

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Number of Pages230 Pages

Publication NameGetting Wasted : Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard

LanguageEnglish

SubjectStudent Life & Student Affairs, General

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education

AuthorThomas Vander Ven

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-005585

ReviewsThe book offers a realistic portrayal of socially bonding drinking behaviors and attitudes. Vander Ven suggests stellar ways campuses can reduce the harm of excessive drinking., Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way --- through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice to the college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences., "Vander Ven...leads the reader through a well-researched and comprehensive overview of college drinking...I would urge anyone preparing for college, or preparing another for college, to read this book."-John S. Wodarski, Contemporary Psychology, There is simply much that we do not know about faith-based organizations, their nature, and how they go about providing social services. . . . This book deals directly with a topic that is virtually virgin territory. A much needed contribution. - Stephen Monsma, author of When Sacred and Secular Mix: Religious Non-Profit Organizations and Religious Money, "The bookis worth a read to get students' perspectives on the binge-drinking culture, and provoke thought on how to address the problems that stem from it." -Teresa Malcolm, National Catholic Reporter, "The book is worth a read to get students' perspectives on the binge-drinking culture, and provoke thought on how to address the problems that stem from it." -Teresa Malcolm, National Catholic Reporter, A book of enduring significance, persuasive enough to reframe how a social problem is fundamentally understood. Vander Vens analysis deepens our understanding of college drinking, how it works and its appeal., "A book of enduring significance, persuasive enough to reframe how a social problem is fundamentally understood. Vander Ven's analysis deepens our understanding of college drinking, how it works and its appeal." - Amy Best, author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides: The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars, " Getting Wasted weaves many detailed stories of college drunkenness into a compelling account of its communal nature. Students don't drink alone or get drunk alone. They do it together and the togetherness helps explain their otherwise baffling, self-destructive activities. This book is must reading for anyone interested in college students, drinking, and the combination of the two." -Howard Becker,author of Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance, "The book offers a realistic portrayal of socially bonding drinking behaviors and attitudes. Vander Ven suggests stellar ways campuses can reduce the harm of excessive drinking."-Library Journal, Getting Wasted weaves many detailed stories of college drunkenness into a compelling account of its communal nature. Students dont drink alone or get drunk alone. They do it together and the togetherness helps explain their otherwise baffling, self-destructive activities. This book is must reading for anyone interested in college students, drinking, and the combination of the two. -, " Getting Wasted weaves many detailed stories of college drunkenness into a compelling account of its communal nature. Students don't drink alone or get drunk alone. They do it together and the togetherness helps explain their otherwise baffling, self-destructive activities. This book is must reading for anyone interested in college students, drinking, and the combination of the two." -Howard Becker,author of Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance, "[Thomas Vander Van's] book is an imoprtant contribution to understanding this social problem." - Society, "The book offers a realistic portrayal of socially bonding drinking behaviors and attitudes. Vander Ven suggests stellar ways campuses can reduce the harm of excessive drinking."-Library Journal,, "Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice to the college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences." Kathleen A. Bogle, author ofHooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus"A book of enduring significance, persuasive enough to reframe how a social problem is fundamentally understood. Vander Ven's analysis deepens our understanding of college drinking, how it works and its appeal." Amy Best, author ofFast Cars, Cool Rides: The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars, "Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice To The college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences." Kathleen A. Bogle, author of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus "A book of enduring significance, persuasive enough to reframe how a social problem is fundamentally understood. Vander Ven's analysis deepens our understanding of college drinking, how it works and its appeal." Amy Best, author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides: The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars, "Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way --- through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice to the college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences." -Kathleen A. Bogle,author of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus, "The book offers a realistic portrayal of socially bonding drinking behaviors and attitudes. Vander Ven suggests stellar ways campuses can reduce the harm of excessive drinking."-Library Journal,, (" Getting Wasted weaves many detailed stories of college drunkenness into a compelling account of its communal nature. Students don't drink alone or get drunk alone. They do it together and the togetherness helps explain theirotherwise baffling, self-destructive activities. This book is must reading for anyone interested in college students, drinking, and the combination of the two." )-(Howard Becker),(author of Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance ), "Wilson's text is a noteworthy, vital addition to research on the nexus of U.S. Latino religion and politics." - Journal of Church and State, Insightfully argued and deeply researched, The Politics of Latino Faith offers a compelling look at one of the most important yet undervalued aspects of Hispanic life in the United States. Catherine Wilson combines vivid descriptive writing, a strong narrative voice and clear theoretical analysis to produce a valuable book. - Roberto Suro, author of Strangers Among Us: Latino Lives in a Changing America, "The book offers a realistic portrayal of socially bonding drinking behaviors and attitudes. Vander Ven suggests stellar ways campuses can reduce the harm of excessive drinking."-Library Journal,, Vander Ven...leads the reader through a well-researched and comprehensive overview of college drinking...I would urge anyone preparing for college, or preparing another for college, to read this book., "[Thomas Vander Van's] book is an imoprtant contribution to understanding this social problem." - Society ,, ( "Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way --- through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice to the college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences." )-(Kathleen A. Bogle),(author of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus ), The bookis worth a read to get students' perspectives on the binge-drinking culture, and provoke thought on how to address the problems that stem from it., "A book of enduring significance, persuasive enough to reframe how a social problem is fundamentally understood. Vander Ven's analysis deepens our understanding of college drinking, how it works and its appeal." -Amy Best,author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides: The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars, "Vander Ven analyzes the college drinking culture in an entirely new way --- through the eyes of college drinkers themselves. In doing so, he brings a unique voice to the college drinking debate, which will shape the discussion for decades to come. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand college drinking and its consequences." - Kathleen A. Bogle, author of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal362.292/208420973

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments 1 This Is the Shit Show! An Introduction to College Drinking 2 Getting Wasted: The Intoxication Process 3 Being Wasted: Fun, Adventure, and Transformation in the World of College Drinking 4 When Everything Falls Apart: Meeting the Challenges of the College Drinking Scene 5 The Morning After: Hangovers and Regrets 6 Using Drunk Support: Responding to the Persistence of Heavy Drinking Methodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

SynopsisA unique answer to the perennial question--why do college students drink so much? Most American college campuses are home to a vibrant drinking scene where students frequently get wasted, train-wrecked, obliterated, hammered, destroyed, and decimated. The terms that university students most commonly use to describe severe alcohol intoxication share a common theme: destruction, and even after repeated embarrassing, physically unpleasant, and even violent drinking episodes, students continue to go out drinking together. In Getting Wasted, Thomas Vander Ven provides a unique answer to the perennial question of why college students drink. Vander Ven argues that college students rely on "drunk support: " contrary to most accounts of alcohol abuse as being a solitary problem of one person drinking to excess, the college drinking scene is very much a social one where students support one another through nights of drinking games, rituals and rites of passage. Drawing on over 400 student accounts, 25 intensive interviews, and one hundred hours of field research, Vander Ven sheds light on the extremely social nature of college drinking. Giving voice to college drinkers as they speak in graphic and revealing terms about the complexity of the drinking scene, Vander Ven argues that college students continue to drink heavily, even after experiencing repeated bad experiences, because of the social support that they give to one another and due to the creative ways in which they reframe and recast violent, embarrassing, and regretful drunken behaviors. Provocatively, Getting Wasted shows that college itself, closed and seemingly secure, encourages these drinking patterns and is one more example of the dark side of campus life., Most American college campuses are home to a vibrant drinking scene where students frequently get wasted, train-wrecked, obliterated, hammered, destroyed, and decimated. The terms that university students most commonly use to describe severe alcohol intoxication share a common theme: destruction, and even after repeated embarrassing, physically unpleasant, and even violent drinking episodes, students continue to go out drinking together. In Getting Wasted, Thomas Vander Ven provides a unique answer to the perennial question of why college students drink. Vander Ven argues that college students rely on "drunk support:" contrary to most accounts of alcohol abuse as being a solitary problem of one person drinking to excess, the college drinking scene is very much a social one where students support one another through nights of drinking games, rituals and rites of passage. Drawing on over 400 student accounts, 25 intensive interviews, and one hundred hours of field research, Vander Ven sheds light on the extremely social nature of college drinking. Giving voice to college drinkers as they speak in graphic and revealing terms about the complexity of the drinking scene, Vander Ven argues that college students continue to drink heavily, even after experiencing repeated bad experiences, because of the social support that they give to one another and due to the creative ways in which they reframe and recast violent, embarrassing, and regretful drunken behaviors. Provocatively, Getting Wasted shows that college itself, closed and seemingly secure, encourages these drinking patterns and is one more example of the dark side of campus life., Most American college campuses are home to a vibrant drinking scene where students frequently get wasted, train-wrecked, obliterated, hammered, destroyed, and decimated. The terms that university students most commonly use to describe severe alcohol intoxication share a common theme: destruction, and even after repeated embarrassing, physically unpleasant, and even violent drinking episodes, students continue to go out drinking together. In Getting Wasted , Thomas Vander Ven provides a unique answer to the perennial question of why college students drink. Vander Ven argues that college students rely on "drunk support: " contrary to most accounts of alcohol abuse as being a solitary problem of one person drinking to excess, the college drinking scene is very much a social one where students support one another through nights of drinking games, rituals and rites of passage. Drawing on over 400 student accounts, 25 intensive interviews, and one hundred hours of field research, Vander Ven sheds light on the extremely social nature of college drinking. Giving voice to college drinkers as they speak in graphic and revealing terms about the complexity of the drinking scene, Vander Ven argues that college students continue to drink heavily, even after experiencing repeated bad experiences, because of the social support that they give to one another and due to the creative ways in which they reframe and recast violent, embarrassing, and regretful drunken behaviors. Provocatively, Getting Wasted shows that college itself, closed and seemingly secure, encourages these drinking patterns and is one more example of the dark side of campus life., A unique answer to the perennial question--why do college students drink so much? Most American college campuses are home to a vibrant drinking scene where students frequently get wasted, train-wrecked, obliterated, hammered, destroyed, and decimated. The terms that university students most commonly use to describe severe alcohol intoxication share a common theme: destruction, and even after repeated embarrassing, physically unpleasant, and even violent drinking episodes, students continue to go out drinking together. In Getting Wasted, Thomas Vander Ven provides a unique answer to the perennial question of why college students drink. Vander Ven argues that college students rely on "drunk support:" contrary to most accounts of alcohol abuse as being a solitary problem of one person drinking to excess, the college drinking scene is very much a social one where students support one another through nights of drinking games, rituals and rites of passage. Drawing on over 400 student accounts, 25 intensive interviews, and one hundred hours of field research, Vander Ven sheds light on the extremely social nature of college drinking. Giving voice to college drinkers as they speak in graphic and revealing terms about the complexity of the drinking scene, Vander Ven argues that college students continue to drink heavily, even after experiencing repeated bad experiences, because of the social support that they give to one another and due to the creative ways in which they reframe and recast violent, embarrassing, and regretful drunken behaviors. Provocatively, Getting Wasted shows that college itself, closed and seemingly secure, encourages these drinking patterns and is one more example of the dark side of campus life.

LC Classification NumberHV5135.V36 2011