Just a dog : understanding animal cruelty and ourselves /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Arluke, Arnold
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2006.
Ã2006
Series:Animals, culture, and society.
Subjects:
Animal welfare.
Animal rights.
Human-animal relationships > Psychological aspects.
Animaux > Droits.
Relations homme-animal > Aspect psychologique.
NATURE > Animal Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Human-animal relationships > Psychological aspects
Computer network resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Agents: feigning authority
  • Adolescents: appropriating adulthood
  • Hoarders: shoring up self
  • Shelter workers: finding authenticity
  • Marketers: Celebrating community
  • Cruelty is good to think.

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