No matter how equal or unequal a society is, men still smoke more
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
In the developing world, far more men than women smoke. This is usually ascribed to pronounced gender disparities in social, political or economic power. But what about a developing society with a high degree of gender equality like the Aka pygmy tribe living in West Africa's Congo Basin? Surprisingly, even there, smoking is definitely a male thing, say anthropologists.