Vaccinations and Public Concern in History : Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception.

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Vaccinations and Public Concern in History explores vernacular beliefs and practices that surround decisions not to vaccinate. Through the use of ethnographic, media, and narrative analyses, this book explores the vernacular explanatory models used in inoculation decision-making. The research on whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kitta, Andrea
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Series:Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Subjects:
Health attitudes.
Vaccination > Complications.
Vaccination.
Attitude to Health
Vaccination > adverse effects
Vaccination
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Vaccination > Complications et séquelles.
Health attitudes
Vaccination > Complications
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Vaccinations and Public Concern in History Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Genres and Communicative Forms; 3. Folkloric Content in Vaccine Narratives; 4. Medical and Ethical Issues as Perceived by the Medical Community; 5. Notions of Risk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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