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A qualitative study of pregnant Indigenous women in Perth found that women commonly referred to smoking as normal, a stress release, a low health priority and a social experience, and commented that it was difficult to quit because they were surrounded by smoking from their family and household members.11 In the social context of high smoking rates and large numbers of adults per household, smoking may offer an opportunity to alleviate stress, acting as a social lubricant in «time - out, yarning, and sharing with others».11 This provides a critical target for intervention in antenatal smoking; in order to help women to quit, it seems that consideration of and involvement with the social context in which women live are essential.
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By every means possible, we need to up our game in the restoration of trust in institutions, brands and each other, which requires recognition that one of our most vital social and economic lubricants is drying up.
In modern times, alcohol is considered a social lubricant.
It's great social lubricant, but it's intrusive in a dialogue meant for public consumption.
Smashed: Alcohol isn't just the great social lubricant: it can also be the glue holding troubled relationships together in a state of inebriated dysfunction.
Companion animals are thought to act as «social lubricants» (Gunter 1999) by encouraging others to approach and engage in social conversation (McNicholas and Collis 2000).
When you travel, drinking seems to be the easiest social lubricant and parties are an easy way to meet people (like the full moon party or tubing in Laos).
Is the social lubricant sounds familiar, Jason's partner in crime / wine is Hugh MacLeod and Blue Monster wine gets a mention in this clip.
My buddy Jason Korman says «wine is a social lubricant» in this excerpt from Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff.
Neil Clark Warren, psychologist and founder of dating site eHarmony, previously told Business Insider that humor can be a «social lubricant» in a romantic relationship.