03085nam 2200673 a 450 991048100890332120170816123321.01-322-41665-60-7619-2380-21-4522-6701-4(CKB)2550000000105770(EBL)996748(OCoLC)809772536(SSID)ssj0000675896(PQKBManifestationID)12347152(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675896(PQKBWorkID)10671051(PQKB)11018820(MiAaPQ)EBC996748(OCoLC)1007857923(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063702(EXLCZ)99255000000010577020120319d2001 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmoking[electronic resource] risk, perception & policy /Paul Slovic, editorThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20011 online resource (393 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-3265-2 0-7619-2381-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-376) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I: INTRODUCTION; 1 - The Risks of Active and Passive Smoking; 2 - A Profile of Smokers and Smoking; Part II: PERCEPTIONS OF RISK BY ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS; 3 - What do young people think they know about the risks of smoking?; 4 - The role of perceived risk in starting and stopping smoking; 5 - Smokers' recognition of their vulnerability to harm; 6 - Cigarette smokers; Part III: MEDIA INFLUENCE ON SMOKING; 7 - Advertising, smoker imagery, and the diffusion of smoking behavior; Part IV: ADDICTION; 8 - The nature of nicotine addiction9 - A visceral account of addiction10 The Catch-22 of Smoking and Quitting; Part V: LEGAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES; 11 - The Joint Failure of Economic Theory and Legal Regulation; 12 - Tobacco and Public Health Policy; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Index; About the ContributorsThe basis for this study are two extensive telephone surveys (designed by Slovic and the other contributors to this volume) that were conducted between 1999- 2000, recording the responses of over 4000 people.SmokingHealth aspectsNicotineHealth aspectsCigarette smokersAttitudesCigarette smokersHealth risk assessmentRisk perceptionSmokingGovernment policyElectronic books.SmokingHealth aspects.NicotineHealth aspects.Cigarette smokersAttitudes.Cigarette smokersHealth risk assessment.Risk perception.SmokingGovernment policy.362.296Slovic Paul1938-25909StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910481008903321Smoking2445296UNINA