Animals and Sociology [electronic resource] /
Peggs, K.author.
Animals and Sociology challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of sociology. Sociology often centres on humans; however, other animals are everywhere in society. Kay Peggs explores the significant contribution that sociology can make to our understanding of human relations with other animals.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Sociology and Animals; 2 Animals and Biology as Destiny; 3 Animals, Social Inequalities and Oppression; 4 Animals, Crime and Abuse; 5 Town and Country: Animals, Space and Place; 6 Consumption of the Animal; 7 Animals, Leisure and Culture; 8 Animal Experiments and Animal Rights; 9 Conclusions: Sociology for Other Animals; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animals and Sociology challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of sociology. Sociology often centres on humans; however, other animals are everywhere in society. Kay Peggs explores the significant contribution that sociology can make to our understanding of human relations with other animals.
Ethics.
Sociology.
Bioethics.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Sociology, general.
Bioethics.