ArticleSocial science quarterly2006
Socioeconomic Distinction, Cultural Tastes, and Cigarette Smoking.
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- Moving Upstream: The Effect of Tobacco Clean Air Restrictions on Educational Inequalities in Smoking Among Young Adults.Demography · 2019Article
- Education is the strongest socio-economic predictor of smoking in pregnancy.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Article
- Today's decisions, Tomorrow's outcomes: Does self-control explain the educational smoking gradient?Social science research · 2018Article
- Does social distinction contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in diet: the case of 'superfoods' consumption.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Why Do College Graduates Behave More Healthfully than Those Who Are Less Educated?Journal of health and social behavior · 2017Article
- Cigarette Smoking in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unions: The Role of Socioeconomic and Psychological Factors.Population research and policy review · 2014Article
- Understanding the sources of normative influence on behavior: the example of tobacco.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2014Article
- Nondaily smoking: a population-based, longitudinal study of stability and predictors.BMC public health · 2014Article
- The Decline of Smoking among Female Birth Cohorts in China in the 20(th) Century: A Case of Arrested Diffusion?Population research and policy review · 2012Article
- Does reading keep you thin? Leisure activities, cultural tastes, and body weight in comparative perspective.Sociology of health & illness · 2012Article
- Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviors.Annual review of sociology · 2010Article
- Smoking and the emergence of a stigmatized social status.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe inverse relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and smoking is typically seen in terms of the greater economic and social resources of advantaged groups, but it may also relate to cultural resources. This study aims to test theories of symbolic distinction by examining relationships between smoking and ostensibly unrelated cultural preferences.
methodsUsing the 1993 General Social Survey, ordinal logistic regression models, and a three-category dependent variable (never, former, and current smoker), the analysis estimates relationships of musical likes and dislikes with smoking while controlling for SES and social strain.
resultsPreferences for classical music are associated with lower smoking, while preferences for bluegrass, jazz, and heavy metal music are associated with higher smoking.
conclusionsThe results suggest that SES groups may use smoking, like other cultural tastes, to distinguish their lifestyles from those of others.
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