Vaccinations and public concern in history : legend, rumor, and risk perception
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Vaccinations and public concern in history : legend, rumor, and risk perception
（Studies in the history of science, technology and medicine / edited by John Krige, 28）
Routledge, 2011
- : hbk
Available at 5 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-165) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 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, Dr. Andrea Kitta identifies areas that require better public health communication and greater cultural sensitivity in the handling of inoculation programs.
Table of Contents
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
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