1st Edition

The Fight Against Big Tobacco The Movement, the State and the Public's Health

By Mark Wolfson Copyright 2001
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

273 Pages
by Routledge

Tobacco control leaders were extremely proud of the movement's achievements in the state of Minnesota. In sharing their perspectives and experiences with Mark Wolfson, they found a way of making sure that the story would get told. His training in social movements had given him an appreciation of the importance of understanding the social infrastructure on which movements are built, and Minnesota... Read more
1: Social Movement Theory and Tobacco Control; 2: Tobacco Use and Tobacco Control in the United States; 3: The Single-Issue Groups—1; 4: The Single-Issue Groups—2; 5: The Health Voluntaries; 6: The Health Professionals and Health Care Organizations; 7: The State; 8: The Opposition; 9: Arenas of Contention; 10: Conclusion

Biography

Mark Wolfson