Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement by Berman, Jonathan M.
Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement by Berman, Jonathan M.

Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement

A "clear and insightful" takedown of the anti-vaccination movement, from its 19th-century antecedents to modern-day Facebook activists--with...
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
SKU: 9780262539326
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Jonathan M. Berman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $274.52
10 customers are viewing this product
Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement by Berman, Jonathan M.

Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement

$274.52
Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement by Berman, Jonathan M.

Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement

$274.52
Author: Jonathan M. Berman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
A "clear and insightful" takedown of the anti-vaccination movement, from its 19th-century antecedents to modern-day Facebook activists--with strategies for refuting false claims of friends and family (Financial Times)

Vaccines are a documented success story, one of the most successful public health interventions in history. Yet there is a vocal anti-vaccination movement, featuring celebrity activists (including Kennedy scion Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and actress Jenny McCarthy) and the propagation of anti-vax claims through books, documentaries, and social media. In Anti-Vaxxers, Jonathan Berman explores the phenomenon of the anti-vaccination movement, recounting its history from its nineteenth-century antecedents to today's activism, examining its claims, and suggesting a strategy for countering them.

After providing background information on vaccines and how they work, Berman describes resistance to Britain's Vaccination Act of 1853, showing that the arguments anticipate those made by today's anti-vaxxers. He discusses the development of new vaccines in the twentieth century, including those protecting against polio and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), and the debunked paper that linked the MMR vaccine to autism; the CDC conspiracy theory promoted in the documentary Vaxxed; recommendations for an alternative vaccination schedule; Kennedy's misinformed campaign against thimerosal; and the much-abused religious exemption to vaccination.

Anti-vaxxers have changed their minds, but rarely because someone has given them a list of facts. Berman argues that anti-vaccination activism is tied closely to how people see themselves as parents and community members. Effective pro-vaccination efforts should emphasize these cultural aspects rather than battling social media posts.

Author: Jonathan M. Berman
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780262539326


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2020
Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 87
Choice 10/01/2020

About the Author
Jonathan M. Berman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas. An active science communicator, he served as national cochair of the 2017 March for Science.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52
Example product title
HK$274.52
HK$274.52

Recently Viewed Products