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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: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @11:02PM (4 children)
...do...do you actually like, preview your posts before you hit Submit? Like ever? Because that was a whole lotta nothing right there, topped off with a junior high locker room denizen's idea of "logic" and "owned." What were you even trying to do there?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 23 2019, @02:01AM (3 children)
I explained in detail what a generalization is and demonstrated how it allows one to draw conclusions with a very high likelihood of them being true the great majority of the time.
We all use this sort of reasoning all the time or else we would literally be unable to make any decisions at all, or even reason about things. Small exceptions to a rule do not make a rule invalid.
But you know this; you are just arguing in bad faith.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 23 2019, @06:41AM
All while providing zero evidence that would justify the use of said generalizations. So, just make a bunch of unsubstantiated generalizations and claims, and then get modded insightful. Truly phenomenal.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday August 23 2019, @12:04PM (1 child)
Small exceptions can make a rule invalid if they're fundamental enough. It only takes one outlier to destroy a blanket statement of the form "All X are Y," too.
You sound a bit chastened. Did getting called out for acting like a hormonal little teenager with more zits than beard hairs strike a nerve? I sure as hell hope so.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:33AM
You can't argue logical points, nor respond to those that the other person makes. Your tactic is just to call names.
What a waste of a discussion board you are, Azuma.