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dc.contributor.authorElkind, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-22T16:26:54Z
dc.date.available2010-11-22T16:26:54Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.identifier.citationSmoking and the female professions: pre-occupational influences on the behaviour of recruits to nursing and teaching. 1988, 26 (2):243-51 Soc Sci Meden
dc.identifier.issn0277-9536
dc.identifier.pmid3347850
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/0277-9536(88)90245-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/115993
dc.description.abstractA questionnaire and interview study of female recruits to nursing and teaching showed that occupational differences in the prevalence of smoking are already established at entry to training. The social characteristics of the smokers in the sample corresponded to those of women smokers generally. Differences in education and social origin contributed to occupational variations in behaviour. The influence of sibling behaviour and parental opinion operated differently within the two occupational groups. The psychological attributes of individuals attracted to a particular profession may also contribute to occupational patterns, specifically risk-taking and a concern for personal freedom.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshCareer Choice
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshGender Identity
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIdentification (Psychology)
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.subject.meshSmoking
dc.subject.meshSocial Environment
dc.subject.meshStudents, Nursing
dc.subject.meshTeaching
dc.titleSmoking and the female professions: pre-occupational influences on the behaviour of recruits to nursing and teaching.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Epidemiology & Social Oncology, Christie Hospital & Holt Radium Institute, Withington, Manchester, England.en
dc.identifier.journalSocial Science & Medicineen
html.description.abstractA questionnaire and interview study of female recruits to nursing and teaching showed that occupational differences in the prevalence of smoking are already established at entry to training. The social characteristics of the smokers in the sample corresponded to those of women smokers generally. Differences in education and social origin contributed to occupational variations in behaviour. The influence of sibling behaviour and parental opinion operated differently within the two occupational groups. The psychological attributes of individuals attracted to a particular profession may also contribute to occupational patterns, specifically risk-taking and a concern for personal freedom.


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