On immunity : an inoculation /
Biss, Eula,
On immunity : an inoculation / Eula Biss. - 205 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202).
Examines the pervasive fears and myths surrounding vaccines from a mother's perspective and identifies the historical and cultural factors that cause people to doubt government regulations and the medical establishment. Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear: fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in children's food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding the conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world.
9781555976897 1555976891
2014935701
101646061 DNLM
Biss, Eula--Family.
Vaccination of children--Social aspects.
Vaccination of children.
Vaccination--Health aspects.
Immunity.
Immune response.
RJ240 / .B57 2014
616.079
2014 M-328 QW 540
On immunity : an inoculation / Eula Biss. - 205 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202).
Examines the pervasive fears and myths surrounding vaccines from a mother's perspective and identifies the historical and cultural factors that cause people to doubt government regulations and the medical establishment. Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear: fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in children's food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding the conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world.
9781555976897 1555976891
2014935701
101646061 DNLM
Biss, Eula--Family.
Vaccination of children--Social aspects.
Vaccination of children.
Vaccination--Health aspects.
Immunity.
Immune response.
RJ240 / .B57 2014
616.079
2014 M-328 QW 540