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Why do people smoke? Taking a unique approach to this question, Jason Hughes moves beyond the usual focus on biological addiction to demonstrate how sociocultural and personal understandings of smoking crucially affect the way people experience it.

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"Learning to Smoke makes very original arguments about the use of tobacco in Western societies. Mindful of major sociological theories and nicely supported by a wealth of historical documentation, this study will find an enthusiastic audience among both specialists and anyone interested in the smoking problem." - Howard Becker, University of California, Santa Barbara

Learning to Smoke

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 February 2003
      ISBN-13 9780226359106
      978-0226359106
      ISBN-10 0226359107
      Also in:
      Drugs and alcohol: social aspects Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why do people smoke? Taking a unique approach to this question, Jason Hughes moves beyond the usual focus on biological addiction to demonstrate how sociocultural and personal understandings of smoking crucially affect the way people experience it.

      Trade Review
      "Learning to Smoke makes very original arguments about the use of tobacco in Western societies. Mindful of major sociological theories and nicely supported by a wealth of historical documentation, this study will find an enthusiastic audience among both specialists and anyone interested in the smoking problem." - Howard Becker, University of California, Santa Barbara

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