Alcohol, although prohibited in some countries, is commonly consumed by individuals from many parts of the world. In North American culture, alcohol acts as a symbol of leisure (Warsh, Drinking in Canada). People mostly drink when socializing, but there are exceptions. Drinking could become a problem when an individual becomes dependent on alcohol.
The drinking age varies according to province. One could be in Canada, be 18 and legally allowed to drink in one province yet denied alcohol in another province. In fact, the drinking age varies drastically not only from province to province, but also from one country to the other.In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21, arguably the highest in the world; whereas, China has no age limit to consume alcoholic beverages(Legal Drinking Age). For a table of the world's drinking ages, visit http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
One could wonder, how is an individual deemed fit to consume alcohol at one locale and not another? What indicates that one is ready to drink? What is the gauge being implemented when deciding on legal drinking age? Are levels of maturity and responsibility truly dictated by a one's age?These are questions that have peaked our interest, and that we will explore in the course of this project.
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NO, one's age does not indicate there maturity level, but really what does it matter, weather they are mature or not, or of age or not, they will make there own choice to comsume alcohol.
I think that the drinking age should be country wide, not just provience wide. This would eliminate 18 year olds from driving to the province's with with those legal drinking ages.
This is something that we have considered as well. What message does it send when drinking ages vary across provinces? Does it imply different views of youth in relation to responsible judgment? What message would be conveyed if it were a universal drinking age in Canada? Would this imply that youth should be addressed as one, unanymous group?
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