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- Re: More on the Social Context of Smoking
By: Joshua DeLucca
Date: Jul 17, 2008 10:28 PM - Re: More on the Social Context of Smoking
By: Video Muzik Mp3
Date: Jul 10, 2008 1:58 PM - Re: More on the Social Context of Smoking
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Date: Jul 7, 2008 1:02 PM - Re: More on the Social Context of Smoking
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Date: Jun 23, 2008 6:56 AM - Re: More on the Social Context of Smoking
By: Denver Web Design
Date: May 26, 2008 4:01 PM
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« The contagiousness of smoking? | Main | .NetMap »
22 May 2008
More on the Social Context of Smoking
In addition to the story by Gina Kolata in The New York Times that David mentioned in his post,
there is the story by Alicia Chang for the Associated Press, which was picked up by many AP outlets Friends quit smoking? You probably will too.
From that story:
While the study was cleverly done, it does have its limitations.
...... it's hard to tease out whether social influence is mainly responsible for a whole group kicking the habit. Other factors such as public bans on smoking or studies highlighting the harmful effects of smoking may also play a role.
"You can't prove it with this data," he said. "You have to go to people and ask, 'Why did you stop smoking?'"
There's no question that the Framingham data are unique. Let's hope that others will realize that to really study public health issues, you must measure the social contexts that the subjects are embedded in.
Let's hope that others will begin the slow process of gathering data on both public health issues and the proper social networks.
Posted by Stan Wasserman at May 22, 2008 11:25 AM
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Comments
Initially I would agree on the statement "Friends quit smoking? You probably will too." but this data seems indeed not directly showing it.
For my graduation thesis I am playing with some ideas for a study on this, influencing factors, interviews and research quantitative and qualitative.
Gonna be though :) but thanks for your share on this.
Posted by: hypotheek at May 23, 2008 4:43 PM
Two books I've read mention the social aspect of smoking. The first is "The Tipping Point" and the second is "Brand Hijack" both talk about the underlying aspects why people smoke.
Posted by: Denver Web Design at May 26, 2008 4:01 PM
Well, each person has his/her own reasons for smoking.. but health-wise, its not really a good vice. Thanks for this post.
Posted by: Namensbedeutung at June 23, 2008 6:56 AM
As a diehard smoker, I've found that many folks who have quit, smoke on the sly with me - as much as they think they can get away with. And they admit that they smoke alone as much as they can. People will lie during prohibitions. This one reveals that cheaters are the links between the polarized groups, and I assume further complexity will be found if it's probed. Also wonder about how long the cheaters can or will keep up this pretty costly behavior. I don't see a great leap in looking for data to generalize this, and to get a more accurate and nuanced look at the phenomenon. It's also an interesting type of prohibition itself, and is obviously going to generate unintended consequences, as usual...
Posted by: glearner at July 7, 2008 1:02 PM
Two books I've read mention the social aspect of smoking. The first is "The Tipping Point" and the second is "Brand Hijack" both talk about the underlying aspects why people smoke
Posted by: Video Muzik Mp3 at July 10, 2008 1:58 PM
A must read article discussing six dimensions of social context in application to smoking, and how the limited understanding of the socio-spatial disparities in smoking negatively affects regulatory efforts to control tobaca use:
(Tobacco Control 2006;15:59-63; doi:10.1136/tc.2004.009886)
and the link
http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/15/1/59
Posted by: Joshua DeLucca at July 17, 2008 10:28 PM