dc.contributor.advisor |
O'Hara, Laura L. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Green, Caleb J. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-07-29T16:18:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-07-29T16:18:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014-07-19 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/198479 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Alcohol is a significant part of life for college students. Whether they choose to
imbibe in or abstain from, college students find that the substance has a profound effect
on the construction of their social lives. This study analyzed focus group interviews of
drinkers and non-drinkers using Baxter’s (2011) Relational Dialectics Theory to examine
the struggle between different ways of speaking about alcohol in a college setting.
Findings revealed that both groups use various discursive moves to both limit and expand
the overall discourse of college drinking and non-drinking, negotiating alcohol’s
importance in college life and adulthood. |
en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship |
Department of Communication Studies |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
College students -- Alcohol use. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
College students -- Language. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
College students -- Social life and customs. |
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dc.title |
Discursive struggles among college drinkers and non-drinkers |
en_US |
dc.description.degree |
Thesis (M.A.) |
en_US |
dc.identifier.cardcat-url |
http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1772407 |
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