Just a Dog : Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves /

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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Autore principale: Arluke, Arnold
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2006.
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Sommario:
  • Agents: feigning authority
  • Adolescents: appropriating adulthood
  • Hoarders: shoring up self
  • Shelter workers: finding authenticity
  • Marketers: Celebrating community
  • Cruelty is good to think.