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Smoking-Related Stigma: A Public Health Tool Or A Damaging Force ?, Paula A. Lozano
Smoking-Related Stigma: A Public Health Tool Or A Damaging Force ?, Paula A. Lozano
Theses and Dissertations
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. In an effort to address the tobacco epidemic, the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has formulated a number of policies that are thought to reduce cigarette consumption by making smoking socially unacceptable. It is possible that tobacco control policies that aim to make smoking socially unacceptable may also result in the stigmatization of smokers. Social factors such as social norms and socioeconomic status may also influence the development of smoking-related stigma. While some researchers suggest that smoking-related stigma may be an important public health …