The spark for this topic is about 10 days old. I do not recall exactly how we got on this topic, but two students in my class took opposing views. One thought it was crazy (not sane) to seriously consider co-ed dormitories. The other took the what's wrong with that position. I got curious as to what research might be available. I only found an ariticle from a website called livescience.com.
The article presents in summary the following:
A new study finds university students in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink every week. And no surprise, they're also likely to have more sexual partners, the study found. Also, pornography use was higher among students in coed dorms.
- Some 90 percent of U.S. college dorms are now coed.
- More than 500 students from five college campuses around the country participated in the study. Among the results:
- 42 percent of students in coed housing reported binge drinking on a weekly basis.
- 18 percent of students in gender-specific housing reported binge drinking weekly.
The article reports the findings are detailed in the Journal of American College Health. I have not verified this.
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