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Calling the Shots is intellectually rigorous and politicallyengaged scholarship of the highest quality. Jennifer Reich illuminates theattitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding childhood immunization, one ofthe most important and contested public health policy issues of our day.Debates about vaccine refusal have too often been marked by over-simplificationand unfounded assumptions, and Reich's thorough, meticulous analysis provides amuch-needed corrective. -James Colgrove,author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Calling the Shots treads confidently into the explosive terrain ofvaccine refusal. In this must-read exploration of the burdens of modernmothering, Reich takes seriously the desires of mothers to make their owndecisions to protect their children from risks. But she also shows howanti-vaccine stances by the privileged few may undermine the social compact andthreaten the public good. This is a well-written, important, and very timelybook. -Steven Epstein,author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are focusing attention on this issue, making Reich's able contribution especially pertinent. -Kirkus Reviews In this gripping book,Reich illumines the processes through which (mostly affluent) parents rejectvaccines. The book impressively situates these anti-vaccine parents in abroader context. Reich carefully documents how a range of organizations - including medical offices, drug companies,and child protective services-are all players in this social drama. Reich'sconcept of `individualistic parenting' is valuable. Since parents' decisionscan have dire consequences for other children, the book is not onlyinteresting, but it is of enormous social significance.Highly recommended! -Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life Risk is one of the operative words central to sociologist Jennifer Reich's remarkably calm book on current vaccination practices in North America. Risk is what parents, paediatricians and policymakers must evaluate in their roles as caregivers, primary-care doctors and advisers... The group of parents Reich interviewed over a 10-year period that has informed this book are the university-educated ubermoms who favour organic food and have a tendency to avoid gluten and dairy products...The doctors Reich interviewed recognise that some vaccination is better than none and that being patronising, bossy or confrontational is not in the best interest of the child or the wider community. It is a stance Reich shares. -Times Higher Education

Calling the Shots is intellectually rigorous and politicallyengaged scholarship of the highest quality. Jennifer Reich illuminates theattitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding childhood immunization, one ofthe most important and contested public health policy issues of our day.Debates about vaccine refusal have too often been marked by over-simplificationand unfounded assumptions, and Reich's thorough, meticulous analysis provides amuch-needed corrective. -James Colgrove,author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Calling the Shots treads confidently into the explosive terrain ofvaccine refusal. In this must-read exploration of the burdens of modernmothering, Reich takes seriously the desires of mothers to make their owndecisions to protect their children from risks. But she also shows howanti-vaccine stances by the privileged few may undermine the social compact andthreaten the public good. This is a well-written, important, and very timelybook. -Steven Epstein,author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are focusing attention on this issue, making Reich's able contribution especially pertinent. -Kirkus Reviews In this gripping book,Reich illumines the processes through which (mostly affluent) parents rejectvaccines. The book impressively situates these anti-vaccine parents in abroader context. Reich carefully documents how a range of organizations - including medical offices, drug companies,and child protective services-are all players in this social drama. Reich'sconcept of `individualistic parenting' is valuable. Since parents' decisionscan have dire consequences for other children, the book is not onlyinteresting, but it is of enormous social significance.Highly recommended! -Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life Jennifer Reich's new book, Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, is an essential contribution to the story of vaccines in contemporary U.S. society that should make it impossible to tell such simple stories about vaccine resisters any longer. -American Journal of Sociology Risk is one of the operative words central to sociologist Jennifer Reich's remarkably calm book on current vaccination practices in North America. Risk is what parents, paediatricians and policymakers must evaluate in their roles as caregivers, primary-care doctors and advisers... The group of parents Reich interviewed over a 10-year period that has informed this book are the university-educated ubermoms who favour organic food and have a tendency to avoid gluten and dairy products...The doctors Reich interviewed recognise that some vaccination is better than none and that being patronising, bossy or confrontational is not in the best interest of the child or the wider community. It is a stance Reich shares. -Times Higher Education

Calling the Shots is intellectually rigorous and politicallyengaged scholarship of the highest quality. Jennifer Reich illuminates theattitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding childhood immunization, one ofthe most important and contested public health policy issues of our day.Debates about vaccine refusal have too often been marked by over-simplificationand unfounded assumptions, and Reich's thorough, meticulous analysis provides amuch-needed corrective. -James Colgrove,author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are focusing attention on this issue, making Reich's able contribution especially pertinent. -Kirkus Reviews Calling the Shots treads confidently into the explosive terrain ofvaccine refusal. In this must-read exploration of the burdens of modernmothering, Reich takes seriously the desires of mothers to make their owndecisions to protect their children from risks. But she also shows howanti-vaccine stances by the privileged few may undermine the social compact andthreaten the public good. This is a well-written, important, and very timelybook. -Steven Epstein,author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research In this gripping book,Reich illumines the processes through which (mostly affluent) parents rejectvaccines. The book impressively situates these anti-vaccine parents in abroader context. Reich carefully documents how a range of organizations - including medical offices, drug companies,and child protective services-are all players in this social drama. Reich'sconcept of `individualistic parenting' is valuable. Since parents' decisionscan have dire consequences for other children, the book is not onlyinteresting, but it is of enormous social significance.Highly recommended! -Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life Jennifer Reich's new book, Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, is an essential contribution to the story of vaccines in contemporary U.S. society that should make it impossible to tell such simple stories about vaccine resisters any longer. -American Journal of Sociology Risk is one of the operative words central to sociologist Jennifer Reich's remarkably calm book on current vaccination practices in North America. Risk is what parents, paediatricians and policymakers must evaluate in their roles as caregivers, primary-care doctors and advisers... The group of parents Reich interviewed over a 10-year period that has informed this book are the university-educated ubermoms who favour organic food and have a tendency to avoid gluten and dairy products...The doctors Reich interviewed recognise that some vaccination is better than none and that being patronising, bossy or confrontational is not in the best interest of the child or the wider community. It is a stance Reich shares. -Times Higher Education

Calling the Shots is intellectually rigorous and politically engaged scholarship of the highest quality. Jennifer Reich illuminates the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding childhood immunization, one of the most important and contested public health policy issues of our day. Debates about vaccine refusal have too often been marked by over-simplification and unfounded assumptions, and Reich's thorough, meticulous analysis provides a much-needed corrective. -James Colgrove,author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are focusing attention on this issue, making Reich's able contribution especially pertinent. -Kirkus Reviews Calling the Shots treads confidently into the explosive terrain of vaccine refusal. In this must-read exploration of the burdens of modern mothering, Reich takes seriously the desires of mothers to make their own decisions to protect their children from risks. But she also shows how anti-vaccine stances by the privileged few may undermine the social compact and threaten the public good. This is a well-written, important, and very timely book. -Steven Epstein,author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research In this gripping book, Reich illumines the processes through which (mostly affluent) parents reject vaccines. The book impressively situates these anti-vaccine parents in a broader context. Reich carefully documents how a range of organizations - including medical offices, drug companies, and child protective services-are all players in this social drama. Reich's concept of `individualistic parenting' is valuable. Since parents' decisions can have dire consequences for other children, the book is not only interesting, but it is of enormous social significance.Highly recommended! -Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life Risk is one of the operative words central to sociologist Jennifer Reich's remarkably calm book on current vaccination practices in North America. Risk is what parents, paediatricians and policymakers must evaluate in their roles as caregivers, primary-care doctors and advisers... The group of parents Reich interviewed over a 10-year period that has informed this book are the university-educated ubermoms who favour organic food and have a tendency to avoid gluten and dairy products...The doctors Reich interviewed recognise that some vaccination is better than none and that being patronising, bossy or confrontational is not in the best interest of the child or the wider community. It is a stance Reich shares. -Times Higher Education

Calling the Shots is intellectually rigorous and politicallyengaged scholarship of the highest quality. Jennifer Reich illuminates theattitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding childhood immunization, one ofthe most important and contested public health policy issues of our day.Debates about vaccine refusal have too often been marked by over-simplificationand unfounded assumptions, and Reich's thorough, meticulous analysis provides amuch-needed corrective. -James Colgrove,author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Calling the Shots treads confidently into the explosive terrain ofvaccine refusal. In this must-read exploration of the burdens of modernmothering, Reich takes seriously the desires of mothers to make their owndecisions to protect their children from risks. But she also shows howanti-vaccine stances by the privileged few may undermine the social compact andthreaten the public good. This is a well-written, important, and very timelybook. -Steven Epstein,author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are focusing attention on this issue, making Reich's able contribution especially pertinent. -Kirkus Reviews In this gripping book,Reich illumines the processes through which (mostly affluent) parents rejectvaccines. The book impressively situates these anti-vaccine parents in abroader context. Reich carefully documents how a range of organizations - including medical offices, drug companies,and child protective services-are all players in this social drama. Reich'sconcept of `individualistic parenting' is valuable. Since parents' decisionscan have dire consequences for other children, the book is not onlyinteresting, but it is of enormous social significance.Highly recommended! -Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life In her engaging book, Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, Jennifer Reich focuses on this last group of privileged, vocal parents, a group with the potential to disrupt the balance of infectious disease control across the country. This exceptionally timely book also confronts the challenges posed by science skepticism amid a declining sense of public obligation and the increasing dictate that health is each family's personal responsibility. - Contemporary Sociology Jennifer Reich's new book, Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, is an essential contribution to the story of vaccines in contemporary U.S. society that should make it impossible to tell such simple stories about vaccine resisters any longer. -American Journal of Sociology Risk is one of the operative words central to sociologist Jennifer Reich's remarkably calm book on current vaccination practices in North America. Risk is what parents, paediatricians and policymakers must evaluate in their roles as caregivers, primary-care doctors and advisers... The group of parents Reich interviewed over a 10-year period that has informed this book are the university-educated ubermoms who favour organic food and have a tendency to avoid gluten and dairy products...The doctors Reich interviewed recognise that some vaccination is better than none and that being patronising, bossy or confrontational is not in the best interest of the child or the wider community. It is a stance Reich shares. -Times Higher Education

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Jennifer Reich is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her publications include the award-winning books Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines and Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System.

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