Regarding Animals (Animals Culture And Society)

By: and and

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Synopsis
Winner of the Charles Horton Cooley Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1997 The first edition of Regarding Animals provided insight into the history and practice of how human beings construct animals, and how we construct ourselves and others in relation to them. Considerable progress in how society regards animals has occurred since that time. However, shelters continue to euthanize companion animals, extinction rates climb, and wildlife “management” pits human interests against those of animals. This revised and updated edition of Regarding Animals includes four new chapters, examining how relationships with pets help homeless people to construct positive personal identities; how adolescents who engage in or witness animal abuse understand their acts; how veterinary technicians experience both satisfaction and contamination in their jobs; and how animals are represented in mass media—both traditional editorial media and social media platforms. The authors illustrate how modern society makes it possible for people to shower animals with affection and yet also to abuse or kill them. Although no culture or subculture provides solutions for resolving all moral contradictions, Regarding Animals illuminates how people find ways to live with inconsistent behavior.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
297 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781439923115
Related ISBNs:
9781439923092, 9781439923108
Publisher:
Temple University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Temple University
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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Bookshare Staff
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