Smoking policy : law, politics, and culture /

Public and governmental attitudes toward tobacco use are dramatically different today when compared to the attitudes of the mid-1960s. Smoking then was widely regarded as a mark of sophistication and a natural companion at work and play. The accumulating evidence on the serious health risks of smoki...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Rabin, Robert L., Sugarman, Stephen D.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Subjects:	Smoking > Law and legislation > United States. Liability, Legal. Public Opinion. Smoking > legislation & jurisprudence. Tobacco Use Disorder. Smoking > Law and legislation. United States. University of South Alabama Roken. Overheidsbeleid. Rauchen USA. Tobacco smoking > Law. Legal Case. Legislation.
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Table of Contents:

The politics of smoking regulation : Canada, France, the United States / Robert A. Kagan and David Vogel
The social symbolism of smoking and health / Joseph R. Gusfield
Banning smoking : compliance without enforcement / Robert A. Kagan and Jerome H. Skolnick
Comparing cigarette policy and illicit drug and alcohol control / Franklin E. Zimring
Institutional and historical perspectives on tobacco tort liability / Robert L. Rabin
Tobacco liability in the courts / Gary T. Schwartz
Disparate treatment of smokers in employment and insurance / Stephen D. Sugarman
Health insurance policy and the politics of tobacco / Helen Halpin Schauffler
Symbols and smokers : advertising, health messages and public policy / Michael Schudson.