Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Smoking : The Transformation of American Attitudes and Cigarette Use, 1890-2016.
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- computer
- online resource
- 9781498504331
- 362.2960973
- HV5760
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter One: Of Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Smoking -- Chapter Two: In the Beginning -- Chapter Three: Public Opinion and the Health Risks of Smoking -- Chapter Four: Polls and the Battle over Smoking -- Chapter Five: Public Opinion, Federal Policies, and Smoking -- Chapter Six: Public Opinion, Juries, and Courts -- Chapter Seven: Public Opinion, Public Policy, and the End of Smoking -- Chapter Eight: Bringing Public Opinion Back Into Tobacco Control Policy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book tracks Americans' changing attitudes about smoking over the last century. It carefully examines how Americans came to understand the health risks of smoking, how the tobacco industry sought to reframe smoking, and how public support for tobacco control affected lawsuits, elections, and public policies.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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