title: Why do women smoke?
abstract: This paper will examine the relationship between the dramatic increase of smoking for women while the numbers of male smokers decreases. The powerlessness which characterises women's relationships with all other social groups and individuals is addressed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodbridge
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*