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Brewis, Joanna and Grey, Christopher (2008) The regulation of smoking at work. Human Relations, Volume 61 (Number 7). pp. 965-987. doi:10.1177/0018726708093904 ISSN 0018-7267.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726708093904
Abstract
Smoking was for most of the 20th century a normal part of everyday life in western society, including work organizations. Within a very short space of time it has become much less acceptable in the workplace and, in many countries, banned altogether. Why has this happened? This article seeks to answer this question. Although the main legislative basis of these bans is the health and safety of employees, we argue that the issues at stake are in fact more complex. Smoking, we contend, should be understood as a practice with diverse cultural meanings, and its regulation located within the context of a longstanding and dynamic moral discourse, of which scientific and medical discourse is only one aspect. In so doing we seek to open up a significant gap in the social scientific and organization studies literature for future analysis.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management K Law [Moys] > KN Common Law, Private Law |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Smoking in the workplace -- Law and legislation, Smoking in the workplace -- Government policy, Smoking -- Social aspects | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Human Relations | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0018-7267 | ||||
Official Date: | July 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 61 | ||||
Number: | Number 7 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 23 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 965-987 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0018726708093904 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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