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1 online resource (153 pages) |
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Cover Page; Also by Clifton Flynn; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; 1: Why Studying Animal Abuse Is Important; DEFINING ANIMAL ABUSE; WHY VIOLENCE TO ANIMALS WAS IGNORED; WHY ANIMAL ABUSE MUST RECEIVE ATTENTION; 2: A Sociological Approach to Understanding Animal Abuse; INDIVIDUAL/PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL VS. SOCIAL/CULTURAL MODELS OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND ANIMAL ABUSE; 3: The Connections between Animal Abuse and Human Violence; FAMILY VIOLENCE; OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; 4: "The Link." |
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THE PROGRESSION THESIS/GRADUATION HYPOTHESISEVALUATING THE EVIDENCE FOR "THE LINK"; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ON THE LINK; 5: Explaining Animal Abuse: Theoretical Perspectives; FEMINIST THEORIES; SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM; COMBINING THE TWO APPROACHES: A FEMINIST-INTERACTIONIST EXPLANATION OF WOMAN-BATTERING AND PET ABUSE; AGNEW'S SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF ANIMAL ABUSE; 6: Recommendations for Policy and Professionals and Directions for Future Research; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; 7: Expanding the Sociological Imagination; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES. |
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ABOUT THE AUTHORTITLES IN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL STUDIES SERIES PUBLISHED BY LANTERN BOOKS; ABOUT THE PUBLISHER. |
| Summary |
Until the last decade of the twentieth century, the abusive or cruel treatment of animals had received virtually no attention among academicians. Since then, however, empirical studies of animal abuse, and its relation to other forms of violence toward humans, have increased not only in number but in quality and stature. Sociologists, criminologists, social workers, psychologists, legal scholars, feminists, and others have recognized the myriad reasons that animal abuse is worthy of serious scholarly focus. In his overview of contemporary sociological understanding of animal abuse, Clifton Fly. |
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Print version record. |
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Animal welfare.
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Animal welfare -- Psychological aspects.
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Cruelty.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Pets -- Therapeutic use.
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Violence -- Forecasting.
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Philosophy.
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Social sciences.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Animal welfare. (OCoLC)fst00809431
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Flynn, Clif. Understanding Animal Abuse : A Sociological Analysis. New York : Lantern Books, ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9781590563403 (electronic bk.) |
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1590563409 (electronic bk.) |
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