The Fight Against Big Tobacco: The Movement, the State, and the Public’s Health (Social Problems and Social Issues (Paper)) (Social Proglems and Social Issues)

Wolfson uses survey data, extensive interviews, and archival sources to chart the early emergence and widespread growth of the movement in Minnesota, a state that has led the nation in tobacco control activism and policy. He also draws upon secondary data and sources to place the Minnesota experience within a broader national context. As the claims against tobacco manufacturers and the defenses of industry lobbyists and corporate communications offices have often collided, this study lends itself nicely to the social constructionist approach adopted here. This book will be adopted in courses on social problems, social movements, and public health, and will also be of interest to general readers.