LEADER 04181cam a2200661Ii 4500001 99125355010506421 005 20240516200610.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 180706s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 010 |z2011022851 020 1-136-57708-4 020 1-283-44344-9 020 9786613443441 020 0-203-15407-X 020 1-136-57709-2 024 7 10.4324/9780203154076 |2doi 035 (CKB)2550000000089282 035 (EBL)958266 035 (OCoLC)798532142 035 (SSID)ssj0000601055 035 (PQKBManifestationID)12243633 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601055 035 (PQKBWorkID)10603629 035 (PQKB)10728157 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC958266 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL958266 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10531760 035 (CaONFJC)MIL344344 035 (OCoLC)778226528 035 (OCoLC)711041441 035 (FINmELB)ELB139043 035 (EXLCZ)992550000000089282 040 MiAaPQ |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 050 4 RA638 |b.K58 2012 082 04 614.4/7 |223 100 1 Kitta, Andrea, |d1977-, |eauthor. 245 10 Vaccinations and public concern in history : |blegend, rumor, and risk perception / |cAndrea Kitta. 250 1st ed. 260 New York : |bRoutledge, |c2012. 264 1 New York : |bRoutledge, |c2012. 300 1 online resource (185 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; |v28 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 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 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 588 Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources. 520 "In spite of the success of the childhood inoculation movement, questions have persisted about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Arguments such as the relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism have led to an alarming increase in the number of parents choosing to not vaccinate their children. Yet the evidence in favor of vaccination is very strong if one examines the recent inoculation history of countries such as Great Britain, Sweden, and Japan. A decline in the numbers of children vaccinated in these countries has had immediate effects. In Great Britain for example, over 10,000 cases of pertussis and thirty-six deaths were reported following a decrease in vaccination rates in 1974-1978. These studies, taken as a group, present a powerful argument for the need to understand reasons for vaccination reluctance. Vaccinations and Public Concern in History explores vernacular beliefs and practices that surround decisions not to vaccinate, with the primary aim of providing concrete recommendations for improving inoculation promotion programs and guidelines for physician interaction with inoculation resistant patients. Through the use of ethnographic, media, and narrative analyses, this book explores the vernacular explanatory models used in inoculation decision-making. The research on which the book draws was designed to help create public health education programs and promotional materials that respond to patients fears, understandings of risk, concerns, and doubts. Exploring the nature of inoculation distrust and miscommunication, Andrea Kitta identifies areas that require better public health communication and greater cultural sensitivity in the handling of inoculation programs"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 Vaccination |xComplications. 650 0 Health attitudes. 650 0 Vaccination |xHistory. 776 |z0-415-88703-8 797 2 elibro, Corp. 830 0 Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; |v28. 906 BOOK