Cultural dimensions of well-being : therapy animals as healers /

Clementine K. Fujimura and Simone Nommensen discuss the ethical treatment of animals and provide an overview of current and past uses of animals to enhance human well-being in Germany, the United States, Japan, and Russia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fujimura, Clementine K., 1965- (Autor), Nommensen, Simone, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
Colección:Anthropology of well-being.
Temas:
Well-being.
Service dogs.
Animals > Therapeutic use.
Human-animal relationships.
Bien-être.
Chiens d'assistance.
Animaux familiers > Emploi en thérapeutique.
Relations homme-animal.
comfort (sensation)
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Animals > Therapeutic use
Human-animal relationships
Service dogs
Well-being
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Animals as therapists : how we discovered them and what they do
  • Cultural foundations of human-animal relations
  • Well-being through communication with and about our pets
  • Mutual benefits through human-animal contact and training : what science and personal narratives tell
  • The animal's perspective
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography.

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