Over the years Australia has slowly created a culture where it is seen as acceptable to allow many social issues to level out and be seen as the norm. One of these social issues within our community is binge drinking. Binge drinking is the consumption of a large amount of alcohol over a short amount of time. Binge drinking has become more and more popular with Australians of all ages ranging from teens through to adulthood. The social issue I will be focusing on in this essay will be binge drinking within Australian communities focusing on the youth age bracket as this age group are becoming more susceptible to this social issue.
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This has allowed this behavior to become a culture within our nation. "We're dealing with a cultural problem steaming back from the early 1788’s where alcohol begun as a core aspect in the Australian life. From then we have seen the image and culture grow rapidly as companies begun to advertise the “positives of drinking” and how it’s fits within our Australian culture.
As time moved on Australians become more and more susceptible to binge drinking there became a certain level of expectation placed on those who do not “enjoy a drink”. In the past alcohol consumption was generally seen as a social activity. But as time pasted and the issue of binge drinking arose so did the concept of peer pressure and social forces especially within the youth of Australia. Social forces continue to grow as it’s now seen as a norm to want to feel included and accepted within a social group.
Overall I believe that the social issue of the binge drinking is still a large issue throughout Australia as not only adults are stepping into this culture but also the youth of Australia are beginning to mimic this longstanding culture where it is seen as acceptable to drink large amounts of alcohol over small amounts of
Alcohol plays many roles in the contemporary Australian society, creating a wide spread macro issue. This happens …show more content…
This has allowed this behavior to become a culture within our nation. "We're dealing with a cultural problem steaming back from the early 1788’s where alcohol begun as a core aspect in the Australian life. From then we have seen the image and culture grow rapidly as companies begun to advertise the “positives of drinking” and how it’s fits within our Australian culture.
As time moved on Australians become more and more susceptible to binge drinking there became a certain level of expectation placed on those who do not “enjoy a drink”. In the past alcohol consumption was generally seen as a social activity. But as time pasted and the issue of binge drinking arose so did the concept of peer pressure and social forces especially within the youth of Australia. Social forces continue to grow as it’s now seen as a norm to want to feel included and accepted within a social group.
Overall I believe that the social issue of the binge drinking is still a large issue throughout Australia as not only adults are stepping into this culture but also the youth of Australia are beginning to mimic this longstanding culture where it is seen as acceptable to drink large amounts of alcohol over small amounts of