Objectives To identify barriers that are common and unique to six selected vulnerable
groups: low socioeconomic status; Indigenous; mental illness and substance abuse; …

While it is generally accepted in writings on the sociocultural aspects of risk that risk and
emotion are interrelated, this relationship remains under-theorised. The literature on the …

Executive summary Risk and protective factors for alcohol use among female adolescents
are often different from those for males, as are their motivations for drinking. For these …

This article is about a mode of scholarly practice we call critical social science with public
health. The article responds to our dissatisfaction with established approaches to social …

In this article, we define the concept of “risk work,” which aims to make visible working
practices to assess or manage risk, in order to subject these practices to sociological …

Tobacco use is increasingly concentrated within marginalized groups, including LGBTQ+
young adults. Developing tailored interventions to reduce tobacco-related health disparities …

Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical
factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why …

In this article we describe how concepts of risk are both generated by and used to reinforce
a neoliberal agenda in relation to the health and well-being of young people. We examine …

Stigmatization against smokers characterizes many of today's anti-smoking campaigns in
the United States. It is believed that stigmatization motivates people to quit smoking by …

The 'posthumanist turn'in critical theory comprises efforts to recognize and analyze the
interdependence of human existence with non-human entities, including other animals …