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Fabian, Lindsey E. A.; Toomey, Traci L.; Lenk, Kathleen M.; Erickson, Darin J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2008
Alcohol consumption and related problems are common among underage college students, yet qualitative, in-depth information on how/where these students obtain alcohol is limited. We conducted focus groups pertaining to access to alcohol and related issues with 19 underage college students. They reported that alcohol is easy to obtain from a variety…
Descriptors: College Students, Focus Groups, Drinking, Sororities
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Stearns, Elizabeth; Buchmann, Claudia; Bonneau, Kara – Sociology of Education, 2009
Because of segregation in neighborhoods and schools, college may provide the first opportunity for many young adults to interact closely with members of different racial and ethnic groups. Little research has examined how interracial friendships form during this period. This article investigates changes in the racial composition of friendship…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Extracurricular Activities, Racial Segregation, Racial Composition
McCarty, Dennis; And Others – 1979
Results of an evaluation of the first year of operation of the Campus Alcohol Education Service at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, are examined. The Student Alcohol Survey, which is primarily a program planning instrument and secondarily a source of information on program effects, was completed by 465 undergraduates. Responses…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, College Students, Dormitories