To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate my Child? What Is at Stake in Vaccination Repertoires?

Autor/in	Toth, Cosmin
Titel	To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate my Child? What Is at Stake in Vaccination Repertoires?
Quelle	In: On education, 3 (2020) 8, 6 S.Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2571-7855
DOI	10.17899/ON_ED.2020.8.8
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Wissen; Entscheidung; Rationales Denken; Eltern; Schutzimpfung; Diskursanalyse; Ethik; Begründung; Rumänien
Abstract	"One of the most hotly debated topics in Romania in recent years has been the vaccination of children, especially in relation to the measles epidemic that began in 2016 and continues to this day. Using a discourse analytic perspective, this article addresses the main interpretative repertoires regarding the vaccination of children displayed in interview situations by two categories of parents, namely those who decided to vaccinate their children and those who refused to vaccinate their children. Regarding the first group, I have identified the following repertoires: (1) the repertoire of "I trust doctors, I trust science" as a repertoire of expressing total trust; (2) the repertoire of hypocrisy and ridicule in relation to 'vaccine refusers' and (3) the repertoire of the absurdity of anti-vaccine theories. These repertoires come together into a broader discursive framework of epistemic superiority. The second group of parents (those who decided to refuse vaccination) developed a series of sub-repertoires to substantiate a rational, responsible and loving parent's identity. I conclude that although we are witnessing a dynamic dialogic construction, at present the repertoires are constructed in a way that cancels out a possible dialogue between the two groups. On the one hand, those who support vaccination do so from a position of epistemic superiority, accusing vaccine refusers of lack of reason and education. On the other hand, those who refuse vaccination construct hypertrophied and complex repertoires of responsibility, rationality and affectivity meant to replace the legitimacy of scientific, medical and administrative institutions as a basis for parental decision making." (INCHER/text adopted).
Erfasst von	International Centre for Higher Education Research, Kassel
Update	2021/1