Hanson, David J., Joel S. Rudy, and Dwight B. Heath. "A Drinking Permit Should Replace the Minimum Legal Drinking Age." Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. At Issue. Rpt. from "What About the Drinking Age?" Alcohol: Problems and Solutions. 2007. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2013.
According to Mr. Hanson, a legal drinking age limit provokes binge drinking rather that prevent it. Rather than outlawing underaged drinking, a drinking permit or license should be given out to adolescents after completing a course on how to drink safely. The loss of young life due to the effects of alcohol has shocked many of us over the years as we hear news articles time and time again about horrific stories of underaged drinking. As we see these tragic stories pan out we have to wonder how effective having a law prohibiting underaged drinking really is, since it has caused nothing but rebellion and further adolescents reaching for the bottle. A proper way of drinking can be taught and learned and, according to Mr. Hanson, that is the direction this country should shift towards. This can be a useful article when researching the topic of underaged drinking since it provides a hypothetical solution to a growing issue that's not necessarily adolescents drinking, but adolescents drinking irresponsibly.
According to Mr. Hanson, a legal drinking age limit provokes binge drinking rather that prevent it. Rather than outlawing underaged drinking, a drinking permit or license should be given out to adolescents after completing a course on how to drink safely. The loss of young life due to the effects of alcohol has shocked many of us over the years as we hear news articles time and time again about horrific stories of underaged drinking. As we see these tragic stories pan out we have to wonder how effective having a law prohibiting underaged drinking really is, since it has caused nothing but rebellion and further adolescents reaching for the bottle. A proper way of drinking can be taught and learned and, according to Mr. Hanson, that is the direction this country should shift towards. This can be a useful article when researching the topic of underaged drinking since it provides a hypothetical solution to a growing issue that's not necessarily adolescents drinking, but adolescents drinking irresponsibly.
David J. Hanson, is a professor emeritus of sociology at the State University of New York at Potsdam. Dwight B. Heath is a professor of anthropology at Brown University and the author of Drinking Occasions and International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture. Joel S. Rudy is the vice president and dean of students emeritus at Ohio State University. This set of authors are probably the most credible ones I have. Definitely going to put them to use.
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