...BY: ALEENAF FAROOQ 14L-4277 Smoking is Injurious to Health SocIOLOGY TERM PAPER SIR SHAFQAT HUSSAIN CHAUHDRY Table of Contents: Contents Table of Contents: 1 Executive Summary: 2 Review of literature: 4 Definition of Problem: 5 Formulation of Hypothesis: 6 Research Plan: 6 Data Collected: 7 Surveys: 7 Interviews: 7 Findings: 8 Data Analysis: 13 Role of society: 13 restlessness in our society: 13 Lack of self expression: 13 Pleasure seeking: 14 Lack of appreciation: 14 lack of relief: 14 IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR OF MEDIA: 15 Recommendations: 15 Conclusion: 15 Replication of Study: 17 References: 18 http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/studenthealth/Pages/Smoking,alcoholanddrugs.aspx 18 Appendix: 19 Questionnaire: 19 Interview Questions: 20 Executive Summary: This paper identifies the reasons as to why people smoke despite of all the threats it poses to their health. It also clarifies if it is the society as well, or the smoker alone who should be blamed for falling a victim to this social evil. It also tries to makes them aware of the hazards of smoking to discourage them from this abhorrent addictive habit, so that they remain safe from all the fatal diseases it brings along. To discover the involvement of society in making a smoker, a survey and multiple interviews were conducted. These research methods pointed out various factors which make things easier to understand. Survey conducted can be...
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...from the harmful effects of their own decisions to make, or are such decisions are up to the individuals? As per the statistics there have been more than billion smokers who are smoking tobacco legally. There number would increase further if nothing is done. It takes two to stop the numbers increasing and therefore both government and smokers have to work together to make country smoke-free. The government should control the increasing numbers of smokers as this would lead to lost productivity and increase of crime rate. Campaigns should be created and advertisement using mass media can actually show the smokers the negative impacts of smoking. Besides this, the smokers should also realise the gruesome facts of smoking. They should also realise there’s more to life than just smoking and there near and dear ones also get affected by this habit. Studies shows family members who have smokers in their family tend to contract serious illness issues like cancer and other lung diseases. Therefore, the increase in tobacco smokers will lead into increase of serious crimes rates. Due to smoking there can be other issues like theft, drugs, prostitution and murder. Therefore, government should act on it as soon as possible to avoid further damage to the society. There are people who want to leave smoking and are not able to do so and this is where government help should come handy. That is by increasing the age limit of the smoker, also by increasing the tax on tobacco products so it...
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...neighborhood who was the best parent to teach about how smoking affects your child. Mother of Prachi is 26 years old Indian women whereas father is 28 years old who is born in Nepal. They have been married since three years and living together since one year because Prachi father has been in the United States only one year. They both work in fast food restaurant as server with minimum wage. They both have built their schedule to take care of her daughter and work fulltime. Husband has been completed of Bachelor of Science degree whereas mother has been completed only high school. While the author was talking to mother about if anyone smoke in their house, Prachi father was silent for a minute...
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...N8972231 Tutorial Time: Tuesday 16:00~17:00 Tutor Name: Dr Alireza Javanmardi Kashan Submit date: 27th March 2015 Words count: 1197 1.0 The Business Concept: the problem and solution 2.1 Background There are over one billion smokers who often faced with burden of health and cost (OrganizationWorld, 1997). This is caused as smoke of cigarette damages several organ systems not only smokers but also second hand smokers (Boyel et al., 2004). Therefore, many numbers of smokers try to quit on their own, while smoking is one of a difficult addictions to break (Hughes et al., 2004). While some of smokers quit other try to find a chance to quit or reducing the risk of smoking through the electric cigarette which is battery powered electronic nicotine delivery device (ENDD) (Zezima, 2009). However, the problem of using electronic cigarette is still the gesture of smoking. With this reason, some of electronic cigarette users even more increase amount of smoking. 2.2 Challenge The challenge of this area is that identifying smoking habits while smokers use the electronic cigarette through specific devise to recognize problems of them. If smokers received the reports of their bad habits while smoking the cigarette, they might control their amount or habits of smoking. One of the major problems is that smoking has become a habit, means smokers smoke cigarette not even their brain do not need nicotine. The other is regulation of law. Australia does not allow producing and supplying...
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...I’m Against the Statewide Smoking Ban By: Michael Spatz Imagine you walk into a restaurant and are seated in the smoking area. Knowing that this bothers you, you choose to sit there anyway. A smoker comes in, sits down in the booth next to you and lights up. Believe it or not, this is a common situation that happens for a lot of people. What would you do? Michael Spatz claims that “a statewide smoking ban is not what the state of Kansas needs right now.” (211.) I both agree and disagree with his claim. I agree with his claim due to contrasting and personal experience that Spatz suggest in the article I then disagree with his reasons for the smoking ban, because though I am not one that is bothered much by smoking, but the smell, I believe that everyone had the right to smoke if they please. In Spatz’s article, his first claim is that “Bars will lose the business of smokers, which in some cases, is enough to close down the establishment.” (211.) I completely disagree with this statement. There is quite a controversy about the smoking ban, and seeing as how most Bars allow smoking, I can see how passing this ban statewide would affect most owners. The one place that smokers know they are welcome are the Bars and if they can’t go there to smoke, where will they go? Not all Bars will lose business because of the smoking ban, but many have. Though not all people go to the bars to smoke a cigarette, but maybe to have a few drinks or so, then the smoking ban may not have such an...
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...Smoking and Pregnant COM/215 January 3, 2010 Smoking and Pregnant . Many women smoke without knowing the negative effect that smoking can have on their unborn babies during the pregnancy and after. These health complications include ectopic pregnancy, placental abruption, and increase jeopardy of the baby born in premature and low birth weight. When a pregnant women smokes her unborn baby smokes too. What this means is that the nicotine, carbon monoxide, and the other chemicals that the mother inhales with every cigarette are passing into her baby’s body. Most of the parents with children know that babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy weight less at birth than those born to nonsmokers. Low birth babies are more vulnerable to many health problems such as breathing difficulties and long- term healthy problems in adulthood. If this course is obstructed, the fetus will not receive enough oxygen to develop properly. Smoking not only exposes the baby’s fetus to poisons in tobacco smoke, but it also harms placental function. Naturally this disturbs the fetus of the baby negatively. Placental abruption is problem that occurs from smoking during pregnancy. It is a condition in which the placenta separates away from the uterine wall. This is because the breakage of the blood vessels reduces the oxygen supply to the unborn baby Cigarette smoking increases the danger of acquiring cancer of mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, lung, kidney, and urinary...
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...Cause and Effects of Smoking What are the causes of smoking? Is there anyone who does not know someone who smokes? We all know at least one family member, friend, or co-worker who smokes. They have chosen to smoke for some of then since they were in their early teens, but by just being around them, many people are also starting smoking indirectly. Before one chooses to take this risk he or she should think what problems they can face because of it. There are many causes for smoking but effects of smoking are same. Smoking is a hazardous habit because it leads to addiction, disease, and high-risk pregnancy. For example, addiction is one of the bad side effects of smoking and it is caused by nicotine. Once one inhales the cigarette he or she will want the need for another one. Many people change there personalities because of the addiction to smoking. One may adopt more grouchy and violent behavior and need a cigarette to relax, but instead it is doing more damage. Researchers have found ways to control addictions and some have succeeded while many have failed. People at a younger age start to get addicted by the nicotine in the cigarette and this is where the problem starts. One of the major effects of smoking is also causing of fatal diseases. First, a major disease caused by smoking is cancer. According to American lung association of Texas lung cancer is leading killer of both men and women in U.S.A and number one cause of lung cancer is smoking. This disease can change...
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...Practice – Smoking This essay aims to describe the epidemiology of smoking. The essay is going to notify the nurse’s role into promoting public health. I choose the topic of smoking due to the realisation of how many patients were smokers on the day surgery ward, which my placement was held. Today, tobacco consumption is recognised as the UK’s single greatest cause of preventable illness and early death with more than 114,000 people dying each year from smoking-related diseases including cancers (Canceresearchuk.org). Smoking also causes a substantial amount of cost to the NHS (National Health Service) every year. Rather than on health on an individual, public health focuses on health and disease in populations or communities as a whole (Ewles, Simnett 2003). Although there has been a decline of smoking, which could be due to a number of things, for example the smoking ban placed in the United Kingdom, smoking still sets high figures of deaths around the world. Around 90% of lung cancer cases are caused by tobacco smoking and, in addition, the 2002 IARC Working Group stated that tobacco smoking can also cause cancers of sites such as the stomach, pancreas, liver, lower urinary tract etc, (Cancerresearchuk.org). Smoking also costs the NHS £1.4 - £1.7 billion per year, (DOH, 2005). This in hand affects the role of the nurse, as smoking must always be evaluated when nursing a patient. The nurse’s role should help the patient venture into ways of learning to quit smoking and the...
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...This paper will touch on bad smells in the workplace; to include old cigarette smell, perfume, and body odor. It will further discuss smoking area solutions and smoking policies for companies. 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. The situation Charles Renfold is faced with is twofold; first he has just received notification from top management on a report due “yesterday” and second Darlene Lambert informed him the odor of smoke in the file room was awful and she refused to work in there. The refusal on Darlene’s part to go inside the file room where the smell of old smoke is prevalent has put her job in jeopardy. Mr. Renfold should explain by refusing to produce the required report; she is being insubordinate and he has grounds for dismissal. Since the state law requires companies to provide a smoke-free work area for those who desire it (Shaw, 2010). Charles Renfold needs to come up with a solution to accommodate Darlene and other non-smokers. Even though, both Frank and Alice are conscious to the non-smoker’s sensitivity regarding smoking and have done their best to alleviate the smoke smell in the file room while they are present; it still does not eliminate the problem. The smell permeates the furniture, walls, and other fixtures in the room, so if smoking is allowed to continue in the room the old smoke odor will always be present. One way to handle this situation is to have Alice and Frank remove the files to Darlene’s...
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...amongst ______ students to get their insights on smoking and also their personal experiences with it. We divided the questionnaire for smokers and non-smokers. We managed to get a total of 50 participants in which 60% were non-smokers and 40% were smokers. The questions regarding smoking facts were answered by both sides. Both smokers and non-smokers seem to have just a slight understanding on what smoking really does to the body and to those around them. Based on the findings, we recommend that students be exposed to the real dangers of smoking. We suggest exhibitions, competitions, talks or maybe even a health class. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-----------------------------------------------------vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-------------------------------------------------------vii I. INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------1 Background Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Scope II. RELATED LITERATURE-------------------------------------------- III. PROCEDURES--------------------------------------------------------- IV. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS---------------------------------------- V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS----------------- REFERENCES LIST------------------------------------------------------------- APPENDIX—SURVEY INSTRUMENT------------------------------------ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES 1. EFFECTS THAT ARE CAUSED BY SMOKING------------------------------- 2. MEDIA...
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...J: Smoking is one of the main issues that mankind today is confronted with in the world. Smoking is known to have started as early as 1439 A.D. Rodrigo de Jerez was the first ever smoker in Europe, and the development of cigars was originated by the Native American people. In the twentieth century, cigars were advertised all over the world as a harmless, anti-stress product with little or no side effects. Smoking was eventually become widespread all over English-speaking continents and was even popular among women. As technology became more advanced, the adverse effects of smoking on human health have increased exponentially. Researchers officially declared smoking as a harmful habit that in most of the cases is fatal. D: There are many reasons why people resort to smoking; many of the choices are based on the individual’s decisions. Much of temptation to start smoking is based on the advertising propaganda carried out by cigarette manufacturers. People at home see the images of smoking people on their television screens, in newspapers, and magazines. Children are influenced by their parents and may be misled to the thinking that smoking poses no danger. Statistics show that about nine out of ten tobacco users start smoking before they are eighteen years old. Peer pressure is another main reason why teenagers choose to do things they shouldn’t do: befriending the wrong group of people who might represent a negative example. Quite often it is the friends...
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...SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES Have you ever been in outdoor restaurant, and there was someone bothering you by smoking while you are eating?, what is your impression?. Smoking in public places must be removed or forbidden, because, people cannot have an healthy life, it wastes of money, and it wastes time in our life. First of all, people could not have an healthy life. For example, most of the smokers have an unusual problems in their bodies causing a lot of disease. Moreover, according to the results of smoking outdoor, majority of smokers transfer their disease for other innocent lives. Second, as my cousin always says to me, “Smoking is only a waste of money”. For instance, many smokers are spending five dollars for each day, and that only for one box of cigarette. They did not realized that all of these sums will become such as a huge amount of money. Third, as we know, to use the time in your life in things that are useful instead wastes it in smoking is surly better. For example, who has an addiction in smoking will uses his time in smoking and kill his self gradually. Furthermore, majority of the smokers are wondering why is hard for us to live long time as many people as did, absolutely the answer because they are causing harms for their lungs, and all their bodies. All in all, this topic has many opinions are different among the people, but my thoughts are stander in this argument. To smoke in public places is not good because, the people cannot have a healthy...
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...many habits, some of the habits I have are somewhat unhelpful and some are not so. Some habits would shock people nothing illegal of course and some would make people laugh. The one habit that I have and that I’ve decided to formally discuss and what caused me to initiate this habit, and that is my habit of smoking cigars (Black and mild). It all started when I was 14 years old. I was with one of my cousins who did smoke, and being the aroused by the smell I asked if I can have one. At first he kind of hesitated to give me one, but I keep pushing him to let me try and he gave in and from that moment I’ve been hooked. Over the years it’s become a habit that I’ve tried to overcome and let go but it has not been an easy road to accomplish. Regarding me having any role models that would influence me, I’ve seen numerous family members smoke around me but they have never tried to ever offer me any and at that time never really considered trying cigars. The excuse I’ve used to continue smoking is that I have too much stress when dealing with my personal issues in life and that smoking is the only thing that can calm me down when needed. The only time I’ve actually stopped smoking was when I found out I was losing stamina and still I smoked for the first 6 years after my fourteenth birthday until I told myself that I cannot continue to harm my lungs anymore, plus that taste was...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Teens smoke for many reasons and often for the same reasons as adults do: to cope with stress, to control their weight, as a social habit and to combat boredom. One of the biggest reasons teens start to smoke is peer influence: smoker’s friends do it. Studies show that this is especially true for girls. There's clear evidence that tobacco companies target children in their marketing. Some of the most effective are sports sponsorships - for example, boys are twice as likely to smoke if they follow car racing. Movies too: the more kids see their favorite movie stars smoking on the screen, the more likely they'll try it themselves. Some researchers think that tobacco advertising carries even more weight than peer influence. Teenagers usually smoke cigarettes because they are seeking the answer to try to be "cool" or try to be "adult". Sometimes, teens see their parents smoking and want to do it. This is a major problem because they want to be like their parents and sense they are adults, teens also want to feel like adults. A lot of adults and teens have depression and when they feel sad, smokers find cigarettes to "help" them go through their sadness. Not all people with depression smoke though. Take homeless people as an example. Smokers want to forget about their troubles and smoke weed or get drunk because homeless people think that getting high or drunk will make them happier. Sometimes, teens see their friends do it. Smoker’s...
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...Smoking Advertisements and Commercials For this assignment, I will be writing about anti-smoking advertisements and commercials that I see a lot on television while I am trying to watch the Big Bang Theory and sometimes banners on an Internet page. Lately, I have been noticing a lot of anti-smoking commercials from the CDC interviewing people whom have been smoking for a long time. People, whom are being interviewed, have serious health problems due to the effects of smoking. These ads will explain how the ex-smokers live their life’s differently because of the damage from smoking. Terrie Hall was the most well known person in these CDC commercials. Terrie started smoking when she was in high school, and now she is facing the consequences for doing it for so long. Terrie was working with the CDC to show not only to teens but also to adults what smoking did to her. Terrie’s condition with cancer was getting worst and she requested the CDC to interview her while on her deathbed to show that smoking took her life away. Terrie Hall died in September of last year. It has been said that the last commercial of Terrie made a big impact to society because the emotion appeal it delivered to the audience. The emotional appeal was evoking negative emotions like fear, guilt, sadness, and anger towards smoking. The audience might develop the fear of smoking, knowing what kind of damage it can do to someone’s body. Audiences might build up the emotion guilt for the current smokers. Audience...
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