Are E-Cigarettes a Safer Alternative to Tobacco Products? Should Manufacturers

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Essay

Are e-cigarettes a safer alternative to tobacco products? Should manufacturers of e-cigarettes be allowed to promote them as being safer?

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Definitions:

Social Identity Theory

A psychological theory proposing that individuals derive part of their self-concept from their perceived membership in a relevant social group.

Ingroups

Social groups to which an individual feels a sense of membership, belonging, and identity.

Outgroups

Groups of people that an individual does not identify as belonging to, often seen as different or apart from one's own group.

Self-knowledge

An individual's understanding of their own personality, feelings, motives, desires, and other aspects of the self.