COLLEGE-STUDENTS USE OR FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION TO OBTAIN ALCOHOL -AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS

This paper presents the results of a study on college students' use of a fake I.D. to obtain alcohol. Nearly one-half of the respondents to a survey on this subject indicated that they had engaged in this behav ior, Students who belong to a fraternity or sorority were much more li kely than other students to report that they had used a fake I.D. to o btain alcohol. Black students were much less likely than other student s to indicate that they had engaged in this behavior. Two of the major components of social learning theory, differential associations and d efinitions, were strongly associated with using a fake I.D. ro obtain alcohol. frequency of drinking was also strongly related to this behav ior. Recommendations for ameliorating this problem are made based upon the results of this research.