Gender and Tobacco - Lesson
In this lesson, students explore gender-related influences on smoking.
In this lesson, students explore gender-related influences on smoking.
Even though you're competing against peer pressure and million-dollar marketing campaigns, research has shown that kids are less likely to get involved in smoking or vaping if they've discussed them with their parents. Talking to our kids about tobacco and cannabis advertising will help them to recognize when they're being advertised to and identify the tricks companies use to normalize teen smoking and vaping, and make their products seem safer and less addictive than they really are.
Here are some tips on talking to kids about vaping, tobacco and cannabis advertising.
Recently our youngest, who is 14, decided she wanted to watch Keeping Up with The Kardashians.
To make students aware of the ways in which male violence is used and promoted in advertising.
This lesson lets students take a good look at our society's pressures to conform to standards of beauty - particularly to be thin - and the related prejudice against being "overweight".