Tipping Point Questions #4 [Pg. 216-259]

1. Why is the teenage phenomenon of smoking in the United Sates so baffling?

2. Who was the "Salesmen" for suicides on the island of Ebeye?

3. How does the contagiousness theory inform the phenomenon of teenage smoking?

4. What does the fact that only one third of teenage smokers go on to smoke regularly exhibit about the stickiness of cigarette smoking?

5. How does Gladwell characterize the effect of nicotine on the genetic make-up of Chippers?

6. What does Judith Harris in The Nurture Assumption conclude about the role parental influence on children?

7. What does Gladwell say is the genetic link between smoking and depression?

8. What did Henningfield and Benowitz suggest to reduce addiction among young smokers and why?

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9. How does Gladwell use the example of the 11-year-old Micronesian boy to illustrate the missteps of the anti-smoking campaign?

10. How did Georgia Sadler get her message about diabetes and breast cancer in the black community in San Diego to tip?