Abstract
The paper reveals that college women are more susceptible to depression than men. The paper proposes to analyze some of the fundamental cultural links to women's depression in college, and compare depression rates of females to males. The paper hypothesizes that gender role socialization practices may play a key role in understanding the gender differences in depression.

Outline:
Introduction
Hypothesis

From the Paper
"Numerous studies show that twice as many women as men suffer from depression at some point in their lives (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2006). Experts believe that a variety of factors, including biological, psychosocial and cultural factors, are responsible for the increased likelihood of women to suffer from depression, and many believe that college-aged women are especially likely to fall victim to depression.
"A 1999 report, titled Gender Differences In Depression Among College Students: A Multi-Cultural Perspective (Kelly et al., 1999), cited numerous studies, all of which found that female college students frequently had higher rates of depression that their male counterparts."

Tags:adolescence, puberty, socialization, practices

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This paper presents an in-depth research study about various aspects of college age drinking, including its causes and consequences. The study considers drinking in global terms, comparing the consumption in different countries and continents. Additionally, the paper gives a profile of students most likely to indulge in excessive alcohol use. Various other factors involving alcohol use deterrence were addressed in the paper, with particular emphasis on protective behavioral strategies. The paper also examine the problem of binge drinking and how to counsel heavy drinkers that are college age. From alcohol use the paper then segues into a discussion of prescription drug abuse among college students. Finally, the paper concludes with a brief look at tobacco use.

Outline:

International Perspective
Why College Students Drink
College Students' Knowledge of Alcohol and Drinking
Deliberate Use of Alcohol among College Students
Environmental Policies
School Leaders Drink More
The Effect of Protective Behavioral Strategies on Alcohol Use
College Student Binge Drinking
Under-aged Drinkers
Counseling Heavy Drinkers
Effects of Heavy Episodic Drinking
Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants
Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants
Tobacco Use

From the Paper
' Existing empirical data reveal that many college students drink and that drinking is part of college life (Black, Ausherman, Kandakai, Lam & Jurjevic, 2004). A recent study looked into the drinking patterns and problems of 1,296 university students, how well they knew about alcohol and its effects and the difference in the knowledge between urban, non-residential university students and traditional university students. Findings disclosed that knowledge about alcohol and drinking was generally low in both groups. The knowledge level was lower among urban, non-residential college students than among traditional college students. Factors in the difference consisted of age and employment status. Older students and those employed knew more about alcohol than those who were not employed, whether full-time or part-time. The findings compared with those of earlier studies, which pointed to gender, age and race as factors. These studies consistently showed that male, older and Caucasian college students knew more about alcohol and drinking than female, younger and non-Caucasian college students. Female and younger college students and people of color tend to drink at a later time than male, older and Caucasian college students. This delay in experience influenced that knowledge about alcohol and drinking. Other factors included cultural and societal prejudices by young, female and ethnic or religious people."

Tags:alcohol intervention, college drinking, alcoholism, heavy drinkers

Abstract
This paper explains that colleges with large and diverse populations that intermingle frequently in large public areas and with a high number of individuals living in dorms and shared rooms are especially at risk for meningitis epidemics. The author points out that a form of prevention is vaccination, although not all strains of meningitis have a vaccine; many campuses require college students to receive vaccinations that are available for the common strains. The paper concludes that appropriate antibiotic treatment of most common types of bacterial meningitis can reduce the risk of dying from meningitis to less than 15%.

Table of Contents
Step 1: Prevention
Step 2: Awareness
Step 3: Treatment

From the Paper
"But how do you know someone has the disease, you ask? Some of the symptoms are a high fever, headache, and a stiff neck. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, discomfort looking into bright lights, confusion, and sleepiness. Of course, all of these can be simply symptoms of stress and other college lifestyle issues. Yet these lifestyle issues are also stress-related causes that make an individual potentially more susceptible to contracting the ailment. It is important, therefore, to be aware when one has all of the classic symptoms of fever, headache, and neck stiffness that it may be more than stress or the flu."

Tags:neck, vaccination, antibiotic, stress, rash

Abstract
The paper posits that community college is an excellent opportunity for students to obtain a low-cost education at an institution that has little or no entrance requirements. The paper reveals that over 11 million students are attending the 1,158 community colleges that exist across the country; the average of age of these students being 29 (Moore, 2007). The paper asserts that community colleges have unique methods of teaching that emphasize the production of learning and examining student outcomes to investigate student learning.

From the Paper
"Community college is an excellent opportunity for students to obtain a low-cost education at an institution that has little or no entrance requirements. Over 11 million students are attending the 1,158 community colleges that exist across the country; the average age of these students being 29 (Moore, 2007). Community colleges have unique methods of teaching that emphasizes the production of learning and examining student outcomes to investigate student learning. Students also demonstrate..."

Tags:community, college, education

Abstract
This paper discusses whether there should be a set age limit for a child prodigy to attend college. It looks at many factors that affect such children and particularly focuses on the social affect of them entering college at a young age. The paper concludes that there should be an age limit of seventeen years of age for a child to enter college.

Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
The Debate
Ethical and Moral Aspects of this Controversy
Persuasive Argument
Recommendations for Future Research
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper
"Currently, there are some initiatives underway to address the education of young geniuses in society however it is generally understood that college admission of these young child prodigies is not always the optimum means of providing these youngsters with stimulating and challenging education. One case of the progression of a child prodigy is related in which the young many first started college but instead wrote a computer program for the school that ultimately sold for millions and the young may has since secured a job, still without having graduated from so much as Jr. High School and is one in which he makes agreeably high income in a career that is in the area of technology and engineering computing programs and one which he orchestrates for companies throughout the world."

Tags:socialization, genius, university

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This research paper explores the types of qualities that single college students look for in a future marriage partner. To conduct the study, eight single college students ranging from the age of 21 to the age of 30 years old were interviewed and a review of relevant literature was conducted. The paper concludes with the findings that the qualities that males and females are seeking in a mate vary according to gender, especially among college students.

From the Paper
"Few things remain consistent or predictable from one generation to the next. It has been said that the only thing constant is change, and the speed with which social trends and values change in American society seems testament to this. The cycle of life itself is the common thread that ties each generation of life to the next, and in American life at least, the cycle of life manifests through the tradition of marriage. Seeking, pursuing, and finally securing a desired mate is the most natural expression of life possible. However, marriage trends and ideals are not themselves stationary. Wedding fashions, marriage and divorce rates, socio-demographic statistics, and the values of marriage are constantly changing, and the evolution of these factors may be used to define the overarching moral and values system of a group of people or period of time. The mating game is certainly a significant one."

Tags:sociologists, evolution, human, society, generation, social, trends, life, choices, value, systems

Abstract
This paper discusses student cultures on American college campuses by utilizing Michael Moffat's "Coming of Age in New Jersey: College and American Culture" and Helen Horowitz's "Campus Life". The authors are right in their contention that, notwithstanding many of the changes that have occurred in campus life, higher education and student life has always been characterized by certain continuities.

Abstract
Bing drinking is when five or more alcoholic beverages are consumed in one sitting. The paper discusses the worrying statistics that forty percent of college students binge drink at least once every two weeks and that the heaviest period of alcohol consumption for most drinkers in the U.S. is the eighteen to twenty-one year old age group. The paper examines the causes and consequences of binge drinking among college students.

From the Paper
"According to Webster's Dictionary, alcoholism is defined as a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on and excessive use of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholism is ever present in our society, and there are many factors that may push someone towards it on a narrow, one-way path that may lead to recklessness, serious health problems, violence and even death. A serious problem that leads people to alcoholism is binge drinking, which is most commonly seen affecting college students. A recent survey revealed that eighty-eight percent of all college students (including students under the age of twenty-one) have consumed alcoholic beverages (O?Malley, Bachman)."

Tags:alcoholism, drunk, freshman

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In this article, the writer notes that in this day and age of technology and wireless connection to vast amounts of electronic information, plagiarism within educational institutions has become a growing concern. The writer points out that nearly every university and college has a very strict policy concerning plagiarism and the penalties for academic dishonesty. While to some people the act of copying the written work or ideas of someone else may not seem to be the most severe of crimes, plagiarism is actually an illegal offence that can be punished by the criminal justice system. The writer discusses that more importantly, however, plagiarism threatens the integrity of the entire educational system. Without the integrity of the educational system, higher levels of education and employers would be at a loss for selecting properly suited candidates. Furthermore, plagiarism is a severe act of disrespect towards the individual whose work is being copied or, in essence, stolen. The writer concludes that plagiarism is a significant and noteworthy problem within the academic sphere and beyond.

From the Paper
" One of the reasons that plagiarism has become a growing concern within the academic environment is the increase in access to the internet that most students have, an in fact, require throughout their educational career. Before the advent of the internet, plagiarism required copying information or ideas directly from a published piece of work or another student's work. The Internet now provides a multitude of other methods of plagiarism. Within the domain of cyberspace, 21st Century students can locate information that has never before been previously published in the traditional print form. Furthermore, students can access papers written by other students all over the world. Many e-commerce sites have actually developed to answer the demand of students for pre-written college level papers. A simple search on any popular search engine such as Google.com or Yahoo returns hundreds of web sites offering papers for the use of college and high school students. Some websites allow students to upload their own papers and sell them to other students for a designated price, of course sharing their profits with the website owners. Other sites allow the free distribution of papers, financially fuelled by advertisers wishing to reach the college demographic. Many other websites offer custom writing services, that ensure that a paper will be of high quality and never previously published in another location."

Tags:students, integrity, written, work, copying

Abstract
This paper argues that "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, should be read by students at the college level. It looks at what the book shows, interpretations of the book and some statements by Golding. It uses these to show that the book has a very important message about human nature and that this message is still relevant in the world with its current problems.

From the Paper
"William Golding's Lord of the Flies Should be Studied by College Students Soon after the Lord of the Flies was published in the United States in 1955 it became a hit on college campuses. The book's takes place on a remote tropical island during a nuclear war. The comparison was clear for 1950s America and Europe, living in fear of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. This setting makes it an obvious book to read for colleges during the Cold War. But should the book still be read on college campuses today? This essay will argue that it is still an important book that should be read on the college campuses."

Tags:golding, studied, college