U.S. Tobacco Control: Public Health, Political Economy, or Morality Policy?
Tobacco control policy usually has been framed in terms of public health and political economy, but it also has been called a morality issue. Through a systematic historical analysis, this paper examines dimensions of morality policy and evaluates tobacco control in the United States for its fit with those characteristics. Moral concerns have been a part of tobacco control policy at certain times, first in the early twentieth century, and, more recently, since the mid-1980s with the rise of "denormalization" of tobacco as a goal of some antitobacco organizations. Drawing from recent studies of other "morality" policy issues, it argues that tobacco control is a "blended" issue, one which can take on different dimensions depending on successful interest group framing. The adoption of Healthy Public Policy as a governmental goal has coincided with a movement toward a "secular morality" in the political culture, facilitating a broader appeal to the public. Copyright 2008 by The Policy Studies Organization.
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2008
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Authors: | Studlar, Donley T. |
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Review of Policy Research. - Policy Studies Organization - IPSO, ISSN 1541-1338. - Vol. 25.2008, 5, p. 393-410
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Policy Studies Organization - IPSO |
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