Animals and sociology
By: Kay Peggs
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780230292581; 9780230292574
Subjects: Sociology; Animals; Social aspects; Philosophy; Animal welfare; NATURE / Animal Rights; Human-animal relationships; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Description: '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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sociology and Animals : Beginnings; title: Animals and Biology as Destiny; title: Animals, Social Inequalities and Oppression; title: Animals, Crime and Abuse; title: Town and Country : Animals, Space and Place; title: Consumption of the Animal; title: Animals, Leisure and Culture; title: Animal Experiments and Animal Rights; title: Conclusion: Sociology for Other Animals.