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Tobacco Use and Intimate Relationships

Smokers and Non-Smokers Tell Their Stories

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Examines the role of smoking on personal relationships

  • Discusses perspectives of both smokers and non-smokers

  • Offers balanced discussions of the effects of tobacco use in various contexts

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 1-2
  3. Marital and Couple Relationships

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 3-14
  4. Parent–Child Relationships

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 15-32
  5. Anger, Silence, and Secrecy

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 33-43
  6. Personal Rights and the American Way

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 45-71
  7. Health

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 73-105
  8. Lifestyle: The Power of Tobacco Over Our Lives

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 107-135
  9. Why Smoke?

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 137-151
  10. Quitting

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 153-190
  11. Conclusion—Beginning the Dialogue

    • Ian Newman, John DeFrain
    Pages 191-197
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-234

About this book

 This book presents a wide variety of insights into the effects of smoking on both smokers and non-smokers. Based on extensive questionnaire surveys from across the USA, this research explores the complex dynamics of intimate relationships and how they are affected by smoking, especially with regard to honest communication. The volume delves into the battles which take place behind closed doors as both smokers and non-smokers invoke personal rights and argue their positions. Finally, the authors explore how health policy and public policy can better serve both smokers and non-smokers, and what the future may hold for the regulation of tobacco use.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, USA

    Ian Newman, John DeFrain

About the authors

Ian Newman, Ph.D., is Wesley C. Meierhenry Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.



John DeFrain, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Family Studies, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. 

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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