'''Dr. Peter L. Berger''' was a professor of Sociology at Rutgers University and later at Boston College. He served as a [[Tobacco Institute]] consultant. While at [[Boston College]], Berger, quoted in tobacco industry newsletter "The [[Tobacco Observer]]," described tobacco control proponents as "fanatical."<ref>Tobacco Institute [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/gqg92f00 The Tobacco Observer Volume 5 Number 2 April 1980] April, 1984. Bates No. TIMN0121130/1141</ref> Berger attended [[Philip Morris]] executive meetings <ref>Philip Morris [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/wuo74e00 Program M.I.T. - Philip Morris Round Table] Agenda. February 5, 1981. Bates No.1000217458/7459</ref> and participated in the multinational tobacco industry's [[Social Costs/Social Values Project]], created to refute the [[social costs]] theory of smoking and to help reverse declining social acceptability of smoking. He was a contributing author to the industry-financed book ''Smoking and Society'', edited by another tobacco industry consultant, [[Robert D. Tollison|Robert Tollison]].
*Contributor, [[Review of Faith and International Affairs]] <ref>[http://www.cfia.org/AboutTheReview/StaffAndContributingEditors.aspx?id=4468 Staff & Contributing Editors], Review of Faith and International Affairs, accessed January 30, 2009.</ref>
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