SOCIOLOGY OF PARTYINGTHE “SUPERBAD HANGOVER” EFFECT

Q1: What is the societal image/perception of “partying” and its impact on behavior? Does this perception clash or match with reality?

Q2: What is the sociological dynamic of “partying”?

Rihanna’s “Cheers”Cheers to the freakin' weekendI drink to that, yeah yeahOh let the Jameson sink inI drink to that, yeah yeahDon't let the bastards get ya downTurn it around with another roundThere's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to thatI drink to that.

Life's too short to be sittin' round miserablePeople gon' talk whether you doing bad or good, yeahGot a drink on my mind and my mind on my money, yeahLooking so bomb, gonna find me a honeyGot my Ray-Bans on and I'm feelin' hella cool tonight, yeahEverybody's vibin' so don't nobody start a fight, yeah-ah-ah-ah

Cheers to the freakin' weekendI drink to that, yeah yeahOh, let the Jameson sink inI drink to that, yeah yeahDon't let the bastards get ya downTurn it around with another roundThere's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to thatI drink to that.

'Bout to hop on the bar, put it all on my card tonight, yeah.

Might be mad in the morning but you know we goin' hard tonightIt's getting coyote ugly up in here, no tyraIt's only up from here, no downward spiralGot my Ray-Bans on and I'm feelin' hella cool tonight, yeahEverybody's vibin' so don't nobody start a fight, yeah

Cheers to the freakin' weekendI drink to that, yeah yeahOh let the Jameson sink inI drink to that, yeah yeahDon't let the bastards get ya downTurn it around with another roundThere's a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to thatI drink to that.

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Analysis of “Cheers”• What is the message of the song and its meaning to you?

• Provide specific examples

• What image of “partying”, its causes and its effect does this type of song portray?• Provide specific examples

• What are other examples in film, t.v., or music that help create this “image”?• Provide specific examples of this “image”

Bill Cosby’s “Drinking”

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Analysis of Bill Cosby’s Himself• What is the message that Cosby is trying to convey in this

clip?• Provide specific examples

• Is he correct?• How does this clip compare to the portrayal in “Cheers”,

SuperBad, and the Hangover?• Provide specific comparisions

• How does the social image of “partying” impact behavior? look at this using “socialogical imagination”

• Does reality match with image? Does this have implications for society?

Sociology of “Hooking Up”• Read and analyze article

• What is the focus of Bogle’s research?• How has society changed regarding dating and relationships?• What is the difference between image and reality regarding

“hooking up”• What is the “point” or “message” that she is trying to convey?

• Overall interpretive questions• How does a sociological perspective regarding “partying” and

“hooking” up help us better understand this social phenomenon?• What is the sociological dynamic of “partying”? (i.e. why does it

exist in its “specific forms”?)• What are the problems with the conflict between image and reality

regarding “partying”?