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    82 Vaccination and Public Concern in History ig they put i their chills bobo eported concerns about every food and vacrines You have tobe a supetmom these days. Ihave to know everything they're getting, everything that pocs in their mouth aa other Ks mouths because of alesis chese days. I don’ even want #0 et into the pressure of what needles to give them. already agonize over evry ‘thing. They shouldnt have sugar, they cant have honey that kl alles w peanut butter. Feeding them alone ful ine job, Dont fen get me started on the needles. (Interview with ly person with chiles. Aust 6 2007) Parents perceive the pressures of raising children tobe diferent than in the at, they fel thar more expected of ther a that they ave sen a "ba cents” if they do not know everything about thir children, Informant reported feeling frusteated and overwhelmed, and stated that they were told by more experienced parents to question everything people tied #0 ive ther children. This questioning over the ingrediems of both fon! and ‘accnes is sen as acceptable and appropriate hehavior by other patents and family member, causing my informants who were new patents toe tac they should queaton everything. CONSPIRACY THINKING Conspiracy thinking isan important part of vaccination dicourse and is articulated in variety of ways, including throwgh lesen, rumors, aad ‘gossip. Conspiracy theories have heen seen asa separate emty fem ser forms of folklore, primarily by other disciplines such as psychonys how ve, its ther content rather than fot that makes them conspiratorial ‘Throuehout thischapte wil ero “conspiracy narratives” not to define them a something diferent from the Forme they fen take, but eater tw adres the coment. Aditionally, Tue the term “conspiracy thinking” (Pa Smith 2009; Zonis ad Joseph 1998) o describe the bell lochind hs content of conspiracy naratives. le should also be noted that conspeacy thinking exists om a spectrum, ‘Movies and other media frequently picture conspiracy theories 2s atl ‘shy much in the way that the term olor used by mom folk a ‘synonyan for “ast.” Campion: Vincents definition of conspiracy, which is based on cognitive attributes, x prefertel She lists the characters ‘of conspiracies ts allows 1. A specific ans is named, with a clear motivation, 2: The agent seis the outcome destructive, which is easy to under stand—evl esl in evil—and nots complicated and probably more Folkloric Comtent in Vaccine Narratives 83 accurate explanation of complex vent wth unintended consequences ‘of molipl intersecting agents and actions The evil agent has the capacity for some big event—conteo impor tant resources, acts united or with powerful lies, docs tin sete, and thus maby stops it 4. Conspiracies sometimes do happen, and everyone agrees that they have atime. Some leaned, respected, prominent people nojustignorant marginal People, promote the conspiracy thery-~they may be sel serving bt they eanvor he ignored. (Anthony Oherschal, personal commusiea ‘ion with Veronique Campion-Vincent October 19, 2003, ay gud in Campion Vincent 2005" 104-108) By using this asthe defining features, the vavity of conspiracy nacea- ves canbe dicused by thet atibute ater than opinions oath or falsity, Gonspiray thinking has been perceived a ieatonals however, Basham ‘notes hati might be sas rational to assume that moan fe comping ‘gains us as it so assume that someone is Basham acres The conspiracy theorist has compelling cause wo suspect that tay’ society slfers a serious and unavoidable prior probaity of compe, acy. Conspiracy ial too human, nour personal lives mont al of is have encountered the existence of treacherous disloyalte,consptao al sexual ifdeies, caeflly crafted business betrayal a fe

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