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What's driving more women to drink?
Not only is the gap shrinking between men and women who drink, but ISU researchers found variations in the amount and frequency women drink based on age, race, education, marital status and other factors. Susan Stewart, professor of sociology, says the research compared the experiences of women in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s to see how life changes and events influence drinking.
Overall, 52 percent of women reported drinking around seven days in the last month and averaged just over two drinks a day. Stewart; Gloria Jones Johnson, University Professor of sociology; and Cassandra Dorius, assistant professor of human development and family studies, analyzed data from The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. The survey follows thousands of people starting as teens and into adulthood.
While women still drink less than men, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, there is little evidence to explain their increase in consumption. Stress, social acceptance of alcohol and life changes are often cited as potential factors, but Stewart says this is largely anecdotal. By comparing alcohol consumption across social categories, the researchers want to provide a greater understanding of why women drink as well as dispel some myths.
"Some of our findings really break down stereotypes, such as alcohol use is highest among poor women and underrepresented women," Stewart said. "We found that not to be true. White women and women with more education and financial means have much higher rates of alcohol consumption."
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Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Approximately 88,000 people die every year from alcohol-related causes, which is more than opioid overdoses (60,000) and motor vehicle crashes (34,000). ISU researchers point to the physical, mental and emotional health issues associated with alcohol use as important reasons for this work.
"After decades of steady increases, women's life expectancy has leveled off in the last five years partly as a result of increased alcohol consumption," Dorius said. "As the main caretakers of children, aging parents and extended family members, women's alcohol use can have lasting effects on the family."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Bot on Wednesday August 21 2019, @09:54PM (21 children)
Volcels you mean? Anyway my own take:
Upper class women have less potential partners so they are more frustrated. They also are freer.
The reasons for the lack of partners is OT so not gonna delve into that.
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(Score: 2, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:43AM (9 children)
Oh PLEASE do delve into it. This should be hilarious, Mr. "Vol"cel.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by darkfeline on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:10AM (3 children)
I don't find it at all strange that a robot is voluntarily celibate.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @06:46AM
Someone's not watched enough of the right kind of movies then.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday August 22 2019, @03:01PM (1 child)
Not strange. But the next software upgrade can change things.
Now that we live in the age of unwanted changes from software upgrades, I understand Scotty's lament "Engineers, love to change things". If it ain't broke, then fix it 'till it is.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:32PM
If its posting history is any indication it was broke right off the line.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:44AM (1 child)
Friendly reminder that the balance of power gets inverted when the female hits 40 and has a baby and the man somehow managed to not get involved in a blood sucking divorce. Enjoy your youth.
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @11:12PM
Ooooh, do I smell a little hint of bitterness here? Have you decided to Go Your Own Way (TM) after this happened to you, and some kind stranger offered you a crimson capsule?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:23PM (2 children)
Speaking of hilarious, tell us something about masculinity ms lesbian.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:04PM
That won't happen, Ms. Lesbian is totally against the "generalization fallacy." She pointed it out to me!
*snicker*
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @11:05PM
I can tell you I'm sad to see what it's been twisted into over the millennia and how much mental, physical, and spiritual damage it's done to our menfolk. I can tell you that self-seeking sociopaths have perverted it into a weapon that turns the great mass of men into angry, confused serfs. I can tell you it doesn't have to be this way.
Not what you were expecting, perhaps? But this is why I keep saying men need feminism (and why there is an inherent class element to feminism): because without it, men will either not be able to break the chains of the toxic forms of masculinity, mostly imposed on them from above and without, and may not even have the perspective that such a thing is possible.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @06:24AM (8 children)
Gay marriage. Women have been driving men to drink for centuries, now that women can marry women they've being driven to drink by their wives as well.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Bot on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:45AM (7 children)
Gay marriage is an oxymoron on so many levels.
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(Score: 3, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 22 2019, @05:58PM (2 children)
Equal Protection Under the Law is not an oxymoron.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday August 23 2019, @07:47AM (1 child)
No way, instituting civil union between any number of entities able to express full consent is what you meant and it's a natural law for any true res publica. Pity that neither red/black socialists nor capitalists want a republic.
Gay marriage is malevolent cultural appropriation, even if 99% of those are done by people in good faith whom do not realize it. It is funny that the same people accusing Christians of being propaganda-soaking minions are unable to raise a hand and say 'wait a minute' when somebody speaks about cultural appropriation.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 23 2019, @07:10PM
And here I thought you were against cultural appropriation and identity politics, but it looks like you just have your own brand of it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:34PM
I get the one joke, but the other levels outside "marriage suxorz" makes you a blithering bigot. Happy now? You get "big" right in your adjective!
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @11:07PM (2 children)
Explain. In detail. Without resorting to your unholy multivolume genocide manual, if you can.
Personally, I'd be fine with "just civil unions" so long as the government would see me and my don't-call-her-my-wife exactly the same as a het pair. The word "marriage" is less important than the actions behind a properly strong pair bond. But man does it ever trigger your kind for some reason.
Besides which, Mr. "Vol"-cel, seeing as you've...ahahaha, "decided" never to marry anyway, why do you care?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday August 23 2019, @07:56AM (1 child)
I just replied in another comment. You might explain why a genocide manual has do not murder as a prime directive.
As for the last question, should I adopt systemd before telling it sucks?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 23 2019, @07:13PM
Followed by tons of commands to murder people, and Mr. Magical Sky Daddy slaughtering people on scales never before seen. It's a book of contradictions, so you can't expect consistency from it, or really any other religion.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by PiMuNu on Thursday August 22 2019, @08:57AM (1 child)
> Upper class women have less potential partners so they are more frustrated. They also are freer.
Presumably this is also why guys drink? Lack of potential partners?
I toyed with the idea of modding funny, but I think you are probably being serious.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:46AM
Guys drink because machism. Come on.
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