Saturday, September 24, 2011

Getting wasted!

Getting wasted Is a culture commonly associated with party going college kids and heavy drinkers. A lot of signs can be read which characterize it's nature. These include drunken destructive behavior, inability to act sane, morning vomit found in elevators, as well a lot of other gross stuff. Getting wasted is often associated with a lot of negativity mainly because most of the knowledge associated with it, often from media as well as some personal experience, suggests that it does fall out of the category of what is generally deemed as being 'socially acceptable'. It has been regarded as a discipline that that falls out of the norm of a good society. The object in this culture is the alcohol with whoever is abusing it being the subject. The position that any individual takes regarding this culture is often associated with their gender, age, as well as other aspects of their personality. Irresponsible youthful exuberance is often inter-textually connected with getting wasted. Mainly because more often than not when the culture of getting wasted is being discussed the picture that pops into a lot of minds involves drunk 'kids' causing havoc. Kids here emphasizing that this culture is often anlyzed by the more mature and elder persons. The society we live in has been socially constructed so as be against the culture of getting wasted, mainly because of the destruction it often results. As a result a lot of measures have been put inplace to discourage the culture.

3 comments:

  1. Do you think that "getting wasted" is more socially acceptable than socially drinking? I think it's almost expected to go out and drink with friends, rather than becoming belligerent.

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  2. I believe that when it comes to young teens, social drinking and getting wasted are one in the same. Young people think social drinking means getting together with their rowdy friends and getting as drunk as possible. Its a competition among the younger generation to see who can drink more than the other guy. If you see middle aged adults out with their friends, they are socially drinking with only a couple of drinks. How often do you see a teenager stop at only a couple drinks when out with their best friends?

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  3. The main appeal of the weekend seems to be the opportunity to get completely wasted. Some of my friends would never think to do anything but, and I find it sad that many people, specifically teens, only feel their drinking need has been fulfilled after they reach the point of blacking out.

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