Scouting the Territory

 Since posting my initial blog post my topic on College drinking has not changed but has been refined. At first, I was going to focus on both alcohol and drugs, but since researching some more I decided to focus on mainly alcohol and college drinking culture. While looking up the topic, I found that a keyword that helped to narrow down choices for researching my topic was the word statistics. I found many articles varying from blog posts, to scholarly articles, statistic sheets, etc. Wikipedia describes general ideas, such as binge drinking and peer pressure, but does not provide specific statistics that I would like to include in my essay. Wikipedia also describes more specific topics, like health concerns and the effect of alcohol on academic life. I found two articles on google scholar that stood out to me, one which covers the problems of college drinking by UMich. I think this a good source because it gives the description of college students, studied by a college where the students attend. Another source I found was a book on Amazon titled  Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse Among College Students and Young Adults, which analyzes college drinking habits and drinking habits in adults. Both of these articles will be useful because they cover the topic of college drinking in great detail. Some topics that I saw in the readings were peer pressure, sorority life, student misconduct, and legal action. These can all be used in my paper to explore the cause and effect of college drinking. I didn't find any controversies about my topic because the sources I found explore the idea that college drinking has a negative cause and effect.

Link to google article:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02237.x

Link to amazon book:

https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Advances-Psychotherapy-Evidence-Practice/dp/0889374031/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=college+drinking+book&qid=1612498626&sr=8-4