Over the past thirty years there has been a tremendous growth in interest in the multidisciplinary field of human-companion animal interactions and relationships. The increased interest in human-pet relationships is not surprising considering that pets are kept in at least half of the households in Western societies. What is so special about the relationships people have with their pets? Are we very different from our ancestors in the way we feel about animals? What does pet keeping tell us about ourselves and our relationships with people? Can pets be good for our health? Does having pets help promote empathy for other humans? Companion Animals and Us brings together some of the newest research from a wide variety of disciplines including anthropology, history, psychology, sociology, and human and veterinary medicine to explore these and many other questions. This book will provide fascinating reading for anyone interested in understanding more about the human-pet relationships.
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"This excellent scholarly work belongs in all libraries with large psychology or animal-technology sections." Booklist
"Companion Animals & Us offers perspectives on our relationships with nonhuman housemates, drawing from a growing scientific literature, and stimulating many important questions to answer in the future." Ethology 2001
"Companion Animals & Us offers perspectives on our relationships with nonhuman housemates, drawing from a growing scientific literature, and stimulating many important questions to answer in the future." Ethology 2001
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In western societies, pets are kept in at least half of all ouseholds. But why do we keep pets? Are they good for our health? Did our ancestors keep pets too? Can they promote good will towards other animals and people? This volume explores these and other questions about our relationship with pets. It will be of interest to students and researchers in anthropology, history, psychology, sociology and veterinary science, and to interested pet-owning general readers.
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Not so long ago, the idea of studying social relationships between humans and other animals would have been regarded as tantamount to heresy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
interspecies sexual assault, relational provision, companion animal owners, aggravated cruelty, intimate cases, total interaction time, small animal practitioners, adolescent sexual experimentation, hunting treatises, opportunity for nurturance, reliable alliance, relationships with pets, pet ownership, remote cases, expectation ratings, singing insects, animal abuse, companion animals, cat ownership, secondary victimization, small animal medicine, rhinoceros beetle, household animals, breed owners, relational partners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Psychological Reports, University of Pennsylvania Press, The Netherlands, Oxford University Press, Blessing of the Animals, Big Five, Domestic Dog, New England, Harvard University Press, University of Minnesota, Bennington College, Los Angeles, Overing Kaplan, Viveiros de Castro, Barnyard Love, Changing Perspectives, Clarendon Press, Gunnar Tilander, International Conference, O'Leary Corson, Pedigree Petfoods New!
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Not so long ago, the idea of studying social relationships between humans and other animals would have been regarded as tantamount to heresy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
interspecies sexual assault, relational provision, companion animal owners, aggravated cruelty, intimate cases, total interaction time, small animal practitioners, adolescent sexual experimentation, hunting treatises, opportunity for nurturance, reliable alliance, relationships with pets, pet ownership, remote cases, expectation ratings, singing insects, animal abuse, companion animals, cat ownership, secondary victimization, small animal medicine, rhinoceros beetle, household animals, breed owners, relational partners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Psychological Reports, University of Pennsylvania Press, The Netherlands, Oxford University Press, Blessing of the Animals, Big Five, Domestic Dog, New England, Harvard University Press, University of Minnesota, Bennington College, Los Angeles, Overing Kaplan, Viveiros de Castro, Barnyard Love, Changing Perspectives, Clarendon Press, Gunnar Tilander, International Conference, O'Leary Corson, Pedigree Petfoods New!
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- New Perspectives on Our Lives With Companion Animals by Aaron Honori Katcher on 4 pages
- Social Psychology by Robert A. Baron on page 140, page 186, and page 255
- Man and the Natural World (Penguin Press History) by Keith Thomas on page 41, page 120, and page 186
- People and Pets (This Morning) by Bruce Fogle on page 59, and page 119
- Greece and Rome (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Joan R. Mertens on page 27, and page 40
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