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COLLEGE DRINKING, GREEK AFFILIATION AND THE NEED TO FIT IN: AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NORMS AND MOTIVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FRATERNITY AND SORORITY BINGE DRINKING.
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Creator
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Dufrene, Chantel, Ford, Jason, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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This study proposes that members of Greek social organizations have higher rates of binge drinking as compared to other college students due to their greater acceptance of norms and motives that support binge drinking. The College Alcohol Study, a survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Heath, was administered to 10, 904 university students. The survey measured various aspects of students' experiences at their respective universities including experiences with and perceptions of...
Show moreThis study proposes that members of Greek social organizations have higher rates of binge drinking as compared to other college students due to their greater acceptance of norms and motives that support binge drinking. The College Alcohol Study, a survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Heath, was administered to 10, 904 university students. The survey measured various aspects of students' experiences at their respective universities including experiences with and perceptions of alcohol use. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine normative and motivational predictors of binge drinking for Greek and non-Greek students. The results show that Greek members binge drink at higher levels than do other students. The results also indicate that social norm and motive variables, which were thought to be predictive of binge drinking practices for all students, are better predictors of binge drinking for non-Greek members. Implications of theses findings, discussion of results, limitations of the study, and recommendations for future research are presented.
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Date Issued
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2006
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Identifier
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CFE0001270, ucf:46922
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001270
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From Sisters to CEO's: Defining Organizational Rhetoric in a Case Study of Social Sorority Bylaws.
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Creator
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Rood, Paige, Roozen, Kevin, Holic, Nathan, Jones, Natasha, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Organizational Rhetoric is typically used in the fields of Communication and Mass Communication to examine the communicative strategies that animate businesses and corporate organizations. This study aims to give a more rhetorically focused definition of organizational rhetoric by emphasizing how communicative acts structure action and shape the construction of identity in settings beyond formal workplaces. Based on an analysis of the social sorority bylaws of Kappa Alpha Theta and the...
Show moreOrganizational Rhetoric is typically used in the fields of Communication and Mass Communication to examine the communicative strategies that animate businesses and corporate organizations. This study aims to give a more rhetorically focused definition of organizational rhetoric by emphasizing how communicative acts structure action and shape the construction of identity in settings beyond formal workplaces. Based on an analysis of the social sorority bylaws of Kappa Alpha Theta and the rhetorical situations those bylaws address, this study suggests that social sororities employ organizational rhetoric as an effective means of persuading their members to be active participants within the organization. Ultimately, the analysis argues that the rhetoric employed by social sororities mimics the typified, effective rhetorical moves of an organization to shape the agency and identities of their members.
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFE0005993, ucf:50784
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005993
