{"product_id":"the-kiss-of-death-andrea-kitta-9781607329268","title":"The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore","description":"Disease is a social issue, not just a medical issue. Using examples of specific legends and rumors, \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Death\u003c\/i\u003e explores the beliefs and practices that permeate notions of contagion and contamination. Author Andrea Kitta offers new insight into the nature of vernacular conceptions of health and sickness and how medical and scientific institutions can use cultural literacy to better meet their communities' needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using ethnographic, media, and narrative analysis, this book explores the vernacular explanatory models used in decisions concerning contagion to better understand the real fears, risks, concerns, and doubts of the public. Kitta explores immigration and patient zero, zombies and vampires, Slender Man, HPV, and the kiss of death legend, as well as systematic racism, homophobia, and misogyny in North American culture, to examine the nature of contagion and contamination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Conversations about health and risk cannot take place without considering positionality and intersectionality. In \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, Kitta isolates areas that require better communication and greater cultural sensitivity in the handling of infectious disease, public health, and other health-related disciplines and industries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Kitta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607329263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607329268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrea Kitta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489298075903,"sku":"9781607329268","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cc43c84-84f0-469d-97c5-4216bad8d949.jpg?v=1736953127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kiss-of-death-andrea-kitta-9781607329268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}