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‘I Think That It’s a Pain in the Ass That I Have to Stand Outside in the Cold and Have a Cigarette’

Representations of Smoking and Experiences of Disapproval in UK and Greek Smokers

Pinelopi Louka

University of Westminster, UK

Moira Maguire

University of Westminster, UK, maguirm{at}wmin.ac.uk

Phil Evans

University of Westminster, UK

Marcia Worrell

University of Roehampton, UK

Smokers in Greece and the UK are habitually exposed to different levels of social disapproval. This qualitative study explored the accounts of smoking and disapproval offered by 32 UK and Greek smokers. Accounts were framed with reference to a highly moralized construction of smoking. Participants were sensitive to social disapproval of their smoking. While disapproval from those close to them was accepted, disapproval from the general public was not. Two discursive repertories ‘smoking works for me now’ and ‘the struggle to quit’ were identified as resources that participants drew upon to enable continued smoking while acknowledging the health issues. While there were many similarities in the accounts provided, there were important differences that seem to reflect the different ‘smoking worlds’ inhabited.

Key Words: disapproval • discourse • moralization • qualitative • smoking

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 3, 441-451 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306063317
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