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College Students on the Loose

College Students on the Loose. By: Everything. Question. Have you done something that you’ve said you would never do since you have entered college?. Introduction.

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College Students on the Loose

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  1. College Students on the Loose By: Everything

  2. Question • Have you done something that you’ve said you would never do since you have entered college?

  3. Introduction “Students are not out of the world- a college is not a monastery; yet it is world of its own, with peculiar objects and traditions, with a distinct atmosphere.” • George Harris, The Harvard Theological Review: The Ethics of College Students • In perspective, college is the ideal domain for individuals to uncover their true nature and capabilities as a part of society. • Our objective was to analyze whether individuals are prone to the facets of the wild college life, including sex, drug, alcohol, and physicality. • Supposedly, the expansive academic arena is intended to deliberate intellectuals into the liberating sense of “finding yourself”.

  4. … • Choosing our subjects at random, it was impossible to specify the results. • The purpose of having a randomized pool of subjects was to obtain unbiased result. • Collecting data from a variety of students generate better results. • In the end, our data analysis concluded that 63 students answered “Yes”, and 37 of the remaining students responded “No”.

  5. … • When entering college students have an idea of who they are and what they are going to achieve throughout their college experience, but that can change once in college. • Negative peer pressure includes partying, drinking, drugs, cheating, and any other unconventional activities. • According to the NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism), drinking has taken an enormous toll on the intellectual and social lives of students on campuses across the United States.

  6. Percentages of exceeding the weekly drinking limit for ages 18–20 and 21–24, by sex, race/ethnicity, and college enrollment status (NIAAA Publications)

  7. The Big Q • In 2011, Santa Clara University established a blog, The Big Q, addressing the Top Ten Ethical Issues for College Freshmen. • What am I doing here? • Do my parents belong at college? • Do I want to rush a fraternity or sorority? • How will I interact with people who are different from me? • My roommate is anorexic, a drug dealer, a World of Warcraft addict, an aggressive vegan … • What about cheating? • Should I call the EMTs? • Facebook posting or cyberbullying? • Sex!!!??? • How do I treat the people who work for me?

  8. Procedures of Experiment • We present our survey in a table form with the question of “ Have you done something that you’ve said you would never do since you’ve entered college?” • Each person in our group had to get 25 people to take the survey. The survey paper were created with 4 columns, “Yes”, “No”, “If so, What?”, and “Signature”. • We surveyed about 100 people with ethical guidelines in mind. • The survey question was a little personal so we did not expect a completely true answer.

  9. Materials • Pen • Survey Form

  10. Results • According to our data analysis, 63 students answered “Yes” and 37 students responded “No” ( Thus, 26 more yes responses than no responses). • Out of the 63 yes responses, 10 subjects refused to share their doings. • From what we gathered, the things that people did were either sex, substance abuse, unhealthy eating, or getting bad grades.

  11. Solomon Asche’s Study • In the 1950s, Asche conducted a study based on peer pressure. • Participants were supposed to pick a line according to a question they were asked. • He had seven participants act as confederates, or people who knew what the experiment about, and told them to choose either the wrong line or the right line; while only one person in the group was actually being experimented on. • Almost 75 percent of the participants went along with the group’s wrong answer at least one time; finding that the more people who picked the wrong answer, the more the person getting experimented on would choose the wrong answer.

  12. Conclusion • “ A lot of kids are headed for college because it's the thing you do after high school. But you'll get more out of the experience if you think about why you're doing it: To train for a job? To be exposed to great ideas? To party? A bit of each? Your answers to these questions will form the kind of person you become in college.” -Miriam Schulman • New experiences in college doesn’t necessarily have to be negative in college. • The vast amount of responsibly navigating your life conflicts with the inevitable peer pressure. • As the general perception of college drifts, morality is somewhat lost ethical issues are at rise.

  13. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iNE88iWEHw

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