The influence of fraternity and sorority involvement : a critical analysis of research (1996-2013) / / J. Patrick Biddix [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.19685
• Soggetto topico: Greek letter societies - Research - Evaluation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BiddixJ. Patrick
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996-2013); Contents; Executive Summary; Foreword; Introduction; Terminology; Problem Statement; Purpose of the Monograph; Research Questions; Importance of the Topic; Research Approach; Theoretical Consideration; Input; Environment; Output; Organization of This Monograph; Alcohol-Related Behavioral Effects; Context; Research Design and Terminology; Criticisms of the Terminology; Rates and Statistics; Binge Drinking; Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED); Problem Drinking, Alcoholism, and Alcohol Dependence ; Weekly and Monthly ConsumptionSpecial Occasion/High-Risk Drinking; Predisposition to Join, Previous Alcohol Experience, and Other Controls; The New Member Education Period; Socialization and Organizational Effects; Consumption at Fraternity Parties; Fraternity and Sorority Houses; Other Comparisons Within Groups; Comparisons to Athletes; Comparisons to Other Campus-Based Organizations; Consumption Patterns During and After College; Summary of Findings; Other Behavioral Effects; Hazing; Hazing Research in Journal Articles; Hazing Research in Other Publications ; Sex-Related Research: Instruments, Terminology, and CriticismRape Myths, Beliefs, and Bystander Intervention; Sexual Aggression and Coercion; Sorority as At-Risk Group for Sexual Assault; Comparing Fraternity Members to Athletes; Other Drug Use; Smoking, Other Tobacco, and Salvia divinorum; Ecstasy, Marijuana, and Opioid Analgesics; Illegal Use of Stimulant Drugs; Academic Dishonesty; Fake ID Use and Gambling; Other Research; Summary of Findings; Psychosocial Effects; Attitudes and Values Toward Self; Fraternity Involvement and Identity Formation; Sorority Involvement and Identity Formation ; Sorority Body Image and Disordered EatingSimilarities in Identity Formation and Body Image; Depression, Self-Esteem, and Sense of Belonging; Moral Development and Ethical Issues; Attitudes Toward Others; Understanding Others and Diverse Experiences; Summary of Findings; Educational Effects; Research Methods and Terminology; Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills; Academic Performance, Persistence, and Graduation; Other Educational Effects; Within-Group Comparison; Summary of Findings; Recommendations for Practice and Research; Recommendations for Campus Professionals and Policy Makers ; Recommendations for Alumni and VolunteersRecommendations for Inter/National Professionals; Recommendations for Fraternity and Sorority Collegiate Members; Recommendations for Future Research; Recommendations for Refining Research; Conclusion; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; About the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Order Form
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite negative connotations and empirical evidence to support detrimental aspects of fraternity and sorority membership, decades of nationally representative data show students remain interested in joining. This monograph reconsiders the value of membership, based on scholarly research published since 1996 in the following ways: Through identifying behavioral, psychological and educational outcomes of fraternity/sorority involvementBy differentiating outcomes between and among organizationsThrough recommending implications for policy and practice based on rese
• Titolo autorizzato: The influence of fraternity and sorority involvement
• ISBN: 1-118-86699-1; 1-118-86697-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463703903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ASHE higher education report ; ; Volume 39, Number 6.