Teens And Smoking

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Term Paper Title	Teens And Smoking
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Teens and Smoking

Teens and Smoking

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is of interest to the National Institute on Drug Abuse both
because of the public health problems associated with this form of substance
abuse and because this behavior represents a prototypic dependence process.  In
the past few years the government has made every effort to reach the masses, in
an attempt to curb the exploitation of tobbacco use, and its acceptance among
Americas Youngsters.  However, cigarette smoking among adolescents is on the
rise.

The premise that the behavior of adolescents is influenced by the behavior of
their parents is central to many considerations of health and social behavior
(Ausubel, Montemayor, & Svajiian, 1977; Bandura & Walters, 1963).  Many young
people between 10-18 years of age  experiment with smoking, smoking is a
personal choice, and usually exploratory in nature.  Typically, it takes place
in rather young people and is largely dependent on: first, the availability of
opportunity to engage in the behavior, second, having a fairly high degree of
curiosity about the effects of the behavior; third, in finding it a way of
expressing either conformity to the behavior or others (such as parents, older
siblings or peers), forth, as in "Miller and Dollar's" explanation of
Observational Learning, The Copying behavior effect.

This research is to examine the effects of parental smoking (behavior), has, on
the decision of teens to smoke cigarettes.  Due to prior studies using global
measures that may or may not include South Eastern North Carolina.  The
Fayetteville/Fort Bragg area was chosen for this study to pinpoint  the effects
in this particular locale.  Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base have a very
diverse socieo-economic and culturally diverse population, which will have a
positive effect on randomness of sample selection. With this association in
mind, this researcher is interested in knowing if there is a relationship of
Parental influence on Teen Smoking within this Military Community.

Introduction

     The prevalence of cigarette smoking among young teenagers is a growing
problem in the United States, many young people between the ages of 10-18 are
experimenting with tobacco.  During the 1040's and 50's smoking was popular and
socially acceptable.  Movie stars, sports heroes, and celebrities appeared in
cigarette advertisements that promoted and heavily influenced teens.  Influence
also came from Television and other media sources.  The desires to ...

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