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Getting Stoned: Marijuana Use among University Students
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Butler, Leah C.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1460203414
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2016, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
While previous scholarly research on marijuana use among university students has done well to estimate how many college students use marijuana and to identify the potential harms of use, nothing is known about the ways in which college marijuana users define their use and manage these potential harms. The present study replicates Vander Ven’s (2011) study of the college drinking scene with the focus now turned to marijuana. Using survey and interview data, this study investigates college marijuana use as a social process with special attention to the manner in which users and co-users work together to accomplish marijuana use and to manage its effects. The data suggest student marijuana users do not perceive law enforcement detection as a significant risk. The data also reveal patterns in students’ descriptions of the etiquette rules of sharing marijuana with co-users. Limitations of this study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Committee
Thomas Vander Ven (Committee Chair)
Charlie Morgan (Committee Member)
Jieli Li (Committee Member)
Pages
84 p.
Subject Headings
Sociology
Keywords
Marijuana
;
College Students
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Social Constructionist
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Butler, L. C. (2016).
Getting Stoned: Marijuana Use among University Students
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1460203414
APA Style (7th edition)
Butler, Leah.
Getting Stoned: Marijuana Use among University Students.
2016. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1460203414.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Butler, Leah. "Getting Stoned: Marijuana Use among University Students." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1460203414
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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