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Just a dog : understanding animal cruelty and ourselves /

Psychiatrists define cruelty to animals as a psychological problem or personality disorder. Legally, animal cruelty is described by a list of behaviors. In Just a Dog, Arnold Arluke argues that our current constructs of animal cruelty are decontextualized--imposed without regard to the experience of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arluke, Arnold
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2006.
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Colección:Animals, culture, and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Agents: feigning authority
  • Adolescents: appropriating adulthood
  • Hoarders: shoring up self
  • Shelter workers: finding authenticity
  • Marketers: Celebrating community
  • Cruelty is good to think.