The Acceptance of Polio Vaccine: An Hypothesis
Selected demographic characteristics have consistently shown to be related to the adoption of polio vaccine. In a random probability sample of 401 heads of households it was found that the acceptance of polio vaccine was also related to attitudes favorable to preventive medicine. It is hypothesized...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1961
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The American catholic sociological review
Year: 1961, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 299-305 |
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| Summary: | Selected demographic characteristics have consistently shown to be related to the adoption of polio vaccine. In a random probability sample of 401 heads of households it was found that the acceptance of polio vaccine was also related to attitudes favorable to preventive medicine. It is hypothesized that prerequisites for the adoption of innovations are social interaction and the existence of values rather than their absence, as the hypothesis of marginal man implies. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The American catholic sociological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3708037 |