Analysis of Teenagers and Alcohol Consumption: Psychology Assignment

This assignment analyzes the issue of teenagers and alcohol consumption, drawing on a variety of sources. It begins by identifying key facts and opinions from an article, highlighting the prevalence of binge drinking among South African teenagers and contrasting parental regulation with the need for specialized attention. The assignment then defines homonymous words used in the article and provides bibliographic references. Furthermore, it examines an academic article by Green et al., assessing its academic rigor and genre, and identifying dense sentence construction. Finally, it compares and contrasts the two articles, noting similarities in the recognition of alcohol consumption as a problem and differences in proposed solutions and writing styles. The assignment demonstrates an understanding of research methodologies and critical analysis of source materials.

Running head: TEENAGERS AND ALCOHOL
Teenagers and Alcohol
Name of the Student:
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Answer 1
1.1 One of the most important facts which the article states is the fact that 1 in 25 South
Africans drink binge on the regular basis and also the amount of binge that they consume
is higher than the permissible level for the adults.
1.2 One of the most important that the article articulates is the fact that the binge drinking
habit of the children can be curbed in an effective manner if it is regulated by the parents
by allowing them to drink small amounts of binge under supervision.
1.3 I have selected the 1.1 section as a fact because the data of the conerned being supported
by the South African Community Health Survey (2016). On the other hand, I have
selected 1.2 as an opinion because of the fact that it is a personal opinion articulated in
the article not supported by any evidence.
1.4 I expect that this type of articles would be published in the "Journal of Alcohol and Drug
Education”. An example of a article published in the concerned journal is “Green, K.M.,
Musci, R.J., Johnson, R.M., Matson, P.A., Reboussin, B.A. and Ialongo, N.S., 2016.
Outcomes associated with adolescent marijuana and alcohol use among urban young
adults: A prospective study. Addictive behaviors, 53, pp.155-160.”
Answer 2
2.1 The five words which are examples of homonymous words in the article are binge, pops,
booze, teen and chronic.
2.2 Dictionary meaning of the homonymous words-
Binge- A period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially drinking alcohol or eating
(en.oxforddictionaries.com 2019)

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Pops- Make or cause to make a light explosive sound (en.oxforddictionaries.com 2019)
Booze- Alcoholic drink (en.oxforddictionaries.com 2019)
Teen- Relating to teenagers (en.oxforddictionaries.com 2019)
Chronic- (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
(en.oxforddictionaries.com 2019)
2.3 Bibliograhic reference of the dictionary-
En.oxforddictionaries.com (2019). English Dictionary, Thesaurus, & grammar help | Oxford
Dictionaries. [online] Available at: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com [Accessed 2 Apr. 2019].
Answer 3
3.1 Green et al. (2016) in their article “Outcomes associated with adolescent marijuana and
alcohol use among urban young adults: A prospective study” highlight the problem of alcohol
addicting amount the youths of the present generation. One of the most important aspects of
the article which make it an academic article is the fact that the authors for the completion of
have done extensive research and as a matter of collected primary data from more than 678
youths in the urban cities. Another important aspect of the article which makes it an academic
one is the fact that the authors have followed the pattern of research work and thereby divided
the entire article into different sections like introduction, literature review, methodology,
findings and discussion and conclusion and recommendations.
3.2 The text can be read as an information or educational piece of work which in an objective
manner highlights the alcohol abuse problem of the teenagers and also the measures which
can be adopted for the resolution of this issue.

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3.3 The two important terms which the article uses that place it in the genre of educational
writing are “prospective study” and “targeted education”. These two terms are important
because of the fact that they in a succinct manner give an overview of the nature or the kind
of work that it is supposed to be. More importantly, these two words also state that rather
than just analyzing the percentage of youths who are suffering from the problem of alcohol
abuse, the study also highlights the manner in which they can be educated to resolve these
issues faced by them.
3.4 One example of a dense sentence construction from this article is “This study identifies
and compares outcomes in young adulthood associated with longitudinal patterns of alcohol
and marijuana use during adolescence among urban youth”.
3.5 I have selected this sentence as an example of a dense sentence construction because of
the fact that the sentence is not only a complex one but at the same effectively articulates
different concepts in a grammatically correct as well as succinct manner.
3.6 The aim of the study is to identify alcohol and marijuana use among urban youths and
compare it with the longitudinal patterns of the same results derived from other sources.
Answer 4
One of the most important similarities between the selected article and the one which
had been offered is the fact that both of them agree on the viewpoint that alcohol
consumption is one of the common problems that the contemporary children are suffering
from. More importantly, in some of the cases it is seen that the alcohol consumption of the
children is not only higher than the amount that is permissible for them but even higher in
comparison to the level for the adults as well. This is important because of the fact that it can
not only lead to addiction problem in these children but at the same time adversely affect

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their physical as well as emotional wellbeing as well. However, the most important aspect in
which the two differ are the remedies that they suggest for the resolution of this issue. For
example, the prescribed article states that the parents need to regulate the consumption of
alcohol by the children and thereby help them to consume in a limited manner. On the other
hand, the article that had been selected articulates for the need of specialized attention for the
children who are suffering from the problem of alcohol consumption. In addition to this, the
writing style of the two articles is also different from each other. For example, the prescribed
is a simple one whereas the article that had been selected in complex in structure and takes
the help of the structure which is usually used for conducting academic research work. These
in short are some of the major differences between the two articles which have been used for
the completion of this assignment.

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Bibliography
En.oxforddictionaries.com (2019). English Dictionary, Thesaurus, & grammar help | Oxford
Dictionaries. [online] Available at: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com [Accessed 2 Apr. 2019].
Green, K.M., Musci, R.J., Johnson, R.M., Matson, P.A., Reboussin, B.A. and Ialongo, N.S.,
2016. Outcomes associated with adolescent marijuana and alcohol use among urban young
adults: A prospective study. Addictive behaviors, 53, pp.155-160.