Sociology Lowering The Drinking Age The legal drinking age in the United States is set at twenty-one years of age. I believe that considering twenty-one as the legal age of maturity is absurd. Who is it to say that just because an individual is twenty-one means that they are mature enough to consume alcohol in a responsible manner? Changing the legal drinking age to eighteen should be imposed. Eighteen year-old individuals can take on many adult responsibilities‚ but they do not have the right
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Prescriptive: Lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 increases the risk of underage and binge drinking which results in deadly car accidents. Ages 18 and under are physically immature to handle alcohol. Enforcing the age 21 law reduces the risk of traffic crashes and it saves lives. By lowering the drinking age to 18 will trigger the urge of wanting to drink for younger teenagers. Therefore‚ the drinking age is ought to stay at 21. The 21 legal drinking age law forces young people to drink
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Emani Jackson Professor Sampol English 0-95 October 31‚ 2013 Lowering the legal drinking age Lowering the MLDA (Minimal Legal Drinking Age) drinking age has always been and will always be a big topic of discussion. Many may say that 21 is the age of adulthood and should remain the legal drinking age but many more disagree with that. The MLDA drinking age should be lowered because it is good for economy‚ 18 Is the age of adulthood and it would diminish the thrill of breaking the law to get
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Should the Legal Drinking Age be lowered from Twenty-one to Eighteen? Throughout the United States‚ Many different thoughts and explanations have been recorded to determine the legal drinking age. Florida as well as most of the United States has set the law to age twenty-one. This age determination has been causing controversial issues evident throughout the country for decades. As history is told‚ in the early seventies‚ twenty- nine states chose to lower the drinking age to eighteen. In
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Hall-Godsey 7/8/13 Research Paper Lowering the Drinking Age Deliberate for a minute on how many young adults under the age of twenty-one drink alcoholic beverages illegally. Studies show that more than seventy percent of young adults between the ages of eighteen to twenty have engaged in illegal drinking. The United States drinking age has gone up and down throughout the years‚ but since 1984‚ the minimum age to drink has increased to twenty-one. Some believe that this age is appropriate‚ while others
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most recent and ongoing controversy regarding drinking is whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen would be an effective and beneficial step to help reduce alcohol-related accidents and deaths‚ encourage safe drinking activity‚ and allow those of legal adulthood the opportunity to fully and responsibly make adult decisions. In the United States age‚ eighteen is the age of adulthood‚ and adults should have the right
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the drinking age to 18. The people who argue say that lowering the age to 18 will help youth make healthy choices when consuming alcohol (Wechsler‚ Nelson‚ 2010). The other side states that alcohol can lead to death and a higher risk of alcohol disorder under age 21(The Scope of the Problem‚ 2004). Changing the drinking age to 18 shouldn’t be lower in the United States because it will cause many deathly accidents. First of all‚ there were many debates on whether or not to lower the drinking age to
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Lowering the Drinking Age to 18 Multiple Perspectives May 10 That moment when you feel like you’re old enough to do something but that law forbid you from doing that. When you turn 18 you’re legally able to buy tobacco‚ get a tattoo‚ go to a strip club‚ take loans out‚ adopt a child‚ sign legal documents‚ and join the armed forces. Yet you can do all except drink under the age of 21. There are many other countries in the world that you are allowed to consume alcohol under
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the legal drinking age be lowered to 18 years of age. There are many reasons for lowering the legal drinking age to 18. Some of these reasons include: the fact that at the age of 18 you are considered an and take on lots of responsibilities‚ also you do not necessarily reach your peak maturity at the age of 21‚ and in addition by raising the legal drinking age to 21 in the first place‚ lives were not saved from drinking and driving s but rather transferred to a higher age group.
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People argue on lowering the drinking age to eighteen whether it is a good idea. Some teenagers start experiencing drinking in high school. Many teenagers think there is nothing wrong with a drink every now or again at a party. In fact‚ many teenagers see drinking alcohol as an important stage in becoming an adult. For this reason‚ teenagers are more temped to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen because eighteen is considered to be a legal adult‚
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