Lower Drinking age to 18

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Lower Drinking age to 18

• Krista Gardner, Liz Hoffmann, Christine Peterson

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Background Information

• 1984-1986 minimum drinking age was raised to 21
• Mexico, Australia, France, Canada, United Kingdom
  

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Forecasting

• Krista Medias influence on underage drinking
• Liz Reasons why drinking should be legal to 18
  year olds
• Christine The effects college life and peer
  influence have on underage drinking

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Media VS Underage Drinking

• This perspective tells us that media has many
  influences on underage drinking

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Television Movies

• Main source media uses for advertising
• TV shows incorporate drinking
• No negative effects (most of the time)

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Magazines-Radio-Billboards

• 2nd most common used media
• 2001-2002 6,239 advertisements seen by
  adolescents

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Answers to Eliminate Problem

• Lower drinking age
• Limit amount of advertisements
• Limit where advertisements are seen

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Forecasting

• Krista Medias influence on underage drinking
• Liz Reasons why drinking should be legal to 18
  year olds
• Christine The effects college life and peer
  influence have on underage drinking

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Lower Drinking Age to 18

• This perspective tells you about underage
  drinking why the drinking age should be lowered

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Why 21?

• When are we really considered an adult?
• At 18 we are capable of many responsibilities

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College Students Drink Behind Closed Doors

• Not around public authority
• Binging

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Forecasting

• Krista Medias influence on underage drinking
• Liz Reasons why drinking should be legal to 18
  year olds
• Christine The effects college life and peer
  influence have on underage drinking

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College Life Peer Influence

• This perspective tells us about the effects that
  college life and peer influence have on underage
  drinking.

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Binge Drinking

• Before going out
• Peer pressure
• Power Hour
• Punishment

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Alcohol Exposure

• Many blame college life and the availability of
  alcohol as the starting point for many underage
  drinking problems.
• College life in most cases serves as a time to
  identify excessive drinking but not the cause of
  it.

Forbidden fruit
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Ways to Eliminate the problem

• Should lower drinking age to 18 and start
  teaching how to drink responsibly and
  respectfully.
• Have drinking be in controlled and safe
  environments
• Take power away from alcohol.

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Conclusion

• Media needs to limit the amount of
  advertisements involving alcohol and limit where
  they place them.
• If an 18 year old is to be claimed and adult
  then all of the rights should come at that age
  and not have to wait three years to be able to
  drink.
• If we want college students to drink responsibly
  then we must give them the responsibility and
  ability to drink legally.