Smoking Ban Backlash
Walking down Boston’s Boylston Street at the late hours of the evening, the sidewalks are crowded with smokers taking their last hauls before entering the bars for a night of drinking.
Due to the smoking ban in all public work areas that has been in effect since May of 2003, restaurant and bar patrons of Boston bear the cold winter season approaching, and reminisce about the old days where it was legal to enjoy a smoke with a cocktail at a bar.
In May of 2003, Boston joined 90 other communities that banned smoking in Massachusetts, prohibiting smoking in all public establishments. There are certain exceptions to the smoking ban such as lodge halls, nursing homes, and businesses that obtain most of their revenue in the sales of cigars and cigarettes.
The ban has benefited the non-smoking customers of the Boston area, but many heated debates have ensued over the rights of smokers and of the bar owners of the city.
With the looming statewide ban, many smokers feel that they have had their rights taken away, and are left with very little options.
With the coming winter months ahead, smoking clientele feel it’s unfair that they should be forced to leave establishments in order to enjoy a basic freedom that slowly is being taken away from them.
“If it were a gym, I could understand,” said Ryan Lowell, a Northeastern student. “It’s not exactly like you are going to a bar to be healthy.”
Lowell added that smokers should be allowed to enjoy a cigarette and a cocktail because they go hand in hand. Rather then forcing establishments to ban smoking, he feels it should be decided by the private businesses themselves.
“There are already many establishments that don’t allow smoking as it is,” said...
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...oming to my bar for so many years that they have to go out in thirty degree weather to smoke,” said O’ Shay. “I probably would stay at home too, where I can drink at a cheaper rate and enjoy my cigarettes without having to endure the cold.”
It is yet to be seen whether the statewide ban will bring customers back to the bars, but there is always the question of other states affecting businesses as well. The MCF fears that if bans occur in towns near the border of New Hampshire such as New Bedford, clientele will travel the extra minutes to enjoy their cigarettes and cocktails, leaving the establishments in Massachusetts suffering from the lack of customers.
Whether the statewide ban occurs or not, a concerted effort from the community has been made to bring clientele back to the bars, through events and parties, in the hopes that the revenue in bars increases.
This essay will define and explain the term migration and then discuss and examine emigration and circulation as well as arrivals. Further its going present some qualitative and quantitative evidence from the book “Understanding Social Lives” and the online module strands to support the claim.
Southeast Asia is certainly a region on the move. Internal and international migration flows are a key feature in this geographical setting. On the one hand, Southeast Asia is home of important work-related migration flows to other countries in the region which are demanding labour but also to international immigration areas, such as North America, the European Union and the Persian Gulf. On the other hand, Southeast Asia also attracts immigration, mostly intraregional. Intraregional migration is usually temporary and irregular, which has meant a major challenge for governments to manage migration in their territories.
Orderly international migration can have a positive impact on the countries of origin and host countries. Migration can also facilitate the transfer of skills and cultural enrichment. The vast majority of migrants is making a significant contribution to the development of their host countries. At the same time, in many countries of origin, international migration entails the loss of human resources, and in the host countries, it can lead to economic hardship and social and political tensions (Dowling, Xavier Inda, 2013).
The technique has encouraged the client to become empowered by engaging in a non-threatening confrontation with a difficult self and/or other figure. However, this technique not only promotes self-awareness it also has promoted personal growth with clients. The process of growing and understanding others feelings and emotions are truly examined and understood during the role reversal portion of the technique. The introduction and process of this technique is important because it can elicit feelings that may help the client gain insight or may force the client to withdraw. As a p...
As businesses transition into a smoke free work place, the total environment is condemned smoke free. Twenty years ago, restaurants allowed customers to smoke, where as now that smoke free policy has risen there are almost no restaurants or bars that allow smoking in the building. The majority of a restaurant’s customers are non smokers; therefore the income of customers would increase because non smokers would not have to worry about second hand smoke. Based on Zagat’s Release of 2008 America’s top restaurants survey, “ The 2008 Zagat Survey “ America’s Top Restaurants of 132,000 Americans noted that “The verdict on smoking is overwhelming with seventy seven percent of diners saying they’d eat out less if smoking were permitted in local restaurants, and only two percent saying they’d dine out more.” (Par. 5). Due to the ban of smoking in restaurants, more non smokers are able to come in, therefore businesses are able to make more a profit and not be hurt by the smoking restrictions. According to the article, Smoke-free Legislation: A review of Health and Economic Outcome of Research, by EJ Hahn, “ A 2010 analysis of economic outcomes of smoke free laws stated,” there is clear evidence that smoke-free legislation does not hurt restaurants or bar businesses, and in some cases businesses may improve.” (Par. 5). The economy has started to cater towards the larger population of non-smokers in order to increase their revenue, but having smoke-free business they are enabling more of the population to feel comfortable coming into their business and taking a seat.
This problem, which plagues all Americans, should have action taken on a local scale to help protect the health of the public. The Ames City Council is in the process of debating a city ordanince which whould ban smoking in all public places, with the exception of those designated as "smokng areas". A public place shall be defined by Subsection 142B.1(3) Code of IowaAmes City Council, Current Odrances, http://www.city.ames.ia.us/Whatsnew/smokingban.htm).
Nowadays governments, NGOs and other organizations try to limit the migration, but it isn’t possible as successfully as it is expected, because the main causes of migration are rooted in the society and it is hard to uproot them. The main migration aims can be divided into two aspects- economic and social aspects. Economic aspect includes mainly problems with money and desire for better job and salary. Migration to achieve better job and salary is only chance for women to gain poverty, because then they can be economically independent from their husbands and families. For men it is easier to get better job whit better salary and better working conditions. Unfortunately for women it isn’t so easy. Mostly they get works that is connected with entertainment, manufacturing, social works or education. But not always the conditions are good. The job could be illegal, irregular, with lower incomes and with poor working conditions. But ...
According to World Bank forecast, India has topped the global chart of remittances with a receipt of $71 billion in 2013.
A society is shaped and reshaped by the movement of people, thus, making it more diverse and complex. This exchange of people, knowledge and culture is what makes migration an important source of change: socially, demographically and economically [1]. Moreover, the movement of individuals within smaller units inside a country, i.e., internal migration assumes special importance as it is related to a process of change occurring within the social system [2]. Therefore internal migration is emphasised to be a significant indicator of the development of a nation [3].
The study of migration of people is important to understand the transitory phase ofdevelopment of a country by knowing the trends of rural to urban migration over a period oftime. There is a close association between the trends of migration and the development phaseof the country.Migration is the geographic movement of people acrossadministrative/political boundarieswith a permanent or semi-permanent nature of residence. As per the provision of right tomovement to the citizens of India by the constitution of India, the people of India are free tomove anywhere in India in search of better opportunities or otherwise. Migration refers to themovement of an individual or family or group of persons from one place to another placewith change in residence
Labour migration, today, has assumed great importance, making it an interesting case for analysis. Remittances have clearly become a dominant source of income in India. Looking at the literature review, there is more focus on emigration and not on out-migration. Emigration quite obvious generates relatively more money and hence, the living standard of the family elevates. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to see if remittances from out-migration also have a positive relationship with the standard of living. Secondly, in most studies, there is a lack of analysis that includes both economic as well as social impact of remittances on the households. Also, not all indices that may reflect the socioeconomic status have been taken into account by the researchers. This study aims to bridge that gap.
Migration literature is generouse in approaches and theories explaining migration. The neoclassical theory highlights the role of economic determinants of migration (Lewis, 1954; Todaro, 1976). The new economics of labour migration (NELM) developed during the 80s (Stark & Bloom, 1985) allows for integrating factors other than individual income maximization as influencing migration decision-making. Other theories introduce the idea of status and prestige in explaining migration (Piore, 1979) or the role of legislative factors, of factors related to the emigrant’s social network or of cultural factors.
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