Question

apply the concepts of social facts and verstehen to the topic of binge drinking among college students.

Answer 1

• According to Weber, to understand why people act as they do, sociologists must try to put themselves in their shoes. He used the German verb Verstehen, "to grasp by insight," to describe this essentially subjective approach.
• Although not denying the importance of Verstehen, Emile Durkheim emphasized the importance of uncovering social facts, social conditions that influence how people behave. Contemporary sociologists use both approaches to understand human behavior.
• Social facts helps to understand the social factors affecting binge drinking among students.Binge drinking happens most frequently in teenagers since they are in te age of try something new and also to be accepted and to fit in the group of people and be "cool". Also other factors like bullying,study stress,relationship problems,attention seeking behaviour etc. all push teenagers towards binge drinking as well.
• Low parental supervision, low quality of family communication, little parental control and a lack of clearly defined behavior rules are associated with alcohol abuse.