TOLERANCE FOR DRINKING, CULTURAL PATTERNS, AND PROBLEM DRINKING AMONG WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AND OKLAHOMA COLLEGIANS

Cultural differences in religiosity, age at beginning to drink, parental drinking and approval of drinking and quantity/frequency of consumption were examined among college students from Oklahoma (N=534) and Western Australia (N=178). Correlation and regression analyses were used to study the relati...

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Published in:International review of modern sociology 1995-10, Vol.25 (2), p.91-101
Main Authors: HUGHES, STELLA P., DODDER, RICHARD A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol drinking
Alcohol Use
Alcoholic beverages
Australia
College Students
Correlation coefficients
Drinking age
Driving while intoxicated
Men
Oklahoma
Parents
Religiosity
Sociocultural Factors
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Youth problems
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Summary:Cultural differences in religiosity, age at beginning to drink, parental drinking and approval of drinking and quantity/frequency of consumption were examined among college students from Oklahoma (N=534) and Western Australia (N=178). Correlation and regression analyses were used to study the relationship of these variables to problems associated with drinking. Legal and religious restrictions against alcohol usage were generally found to be greater in Oklahoma, but Western Australia exercised more stringent penalties against drinking. The two groups were similar in quantity-frequency of consumption, but Oklahomans reported more problem behavior as a result of drinking.
ISSN:0973-2047
0970-4841
0973-2047