The reasons Clayton gives for this student movement of majors is embedded in the students “sole searching” need not to succumb these “social-ills”. The only scientific evidence Clayton gives is a study completed by “Sallie Mae”. This survey (not yet published) makes the claim that if a college is witn

After setting up the basic framework for the piece; Clayton then supplements it by quoting from some of the extreme examples of major-changes the survey observed. He also goes on to quote a couple of students and faculty in these colleges which represented this trend, “Two years ago, Matt Riley was a biology major…He converted to religious studies…‘I had a variety of curiosities about the transformation and development of religion,’”. In this college at Indiana University, Bloomington, the study showed a tremendous number of students changing majors where “religious-studies jumped 50 percent in two years”. A large basis for Clayton’s evidence then comes from this study and interviews that also parallels this major-changing trend across the nation.

In light of this evidence Clayton concludes that the more profound reasoning for this alarming major-change rate stems from the significant events that have taken place so far in the 21st century. He implies this several times through out the editorial, “These institutions have seen a lot of activity on their campuses since 9/11...Driven by corporate scandals, hit television shows, a homeland-security push, and post-”Gen-X” soul searching, many students are choosing majors that offer solutions to societal ills and, they hope, strong job prospects”. This quote attests to how Clayton is making his argument. This shocking variation must be happening for some reason; and for Clayton it becomes this idea that social influences of the 21st century are responsible for the students making these decisions. The general implication then becomes this idea of how important social influences are in students lives. This lasting impression implies this idea through the very nature of his argument.

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