Neoliberal Mothering and Vaccine Refusal: Imagined Gated Communities and the Privilege of Choice

Gender and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 679-704

  Reich, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

mothering; neoliberalism; personal belief exemption; public health; vaccines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911970537     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: 15523977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243214532711     Document Type: Article

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