Research handbook on animals and society / edited by Angela G. Mertig (professor of sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mertig, Angela G., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Human-animal relationships.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This multidisciplinary book provides an overview of past, current and emerging research in human-animal studies. International experts explore this dynamic and expanding field in ways that challenge established thought about the interactions between nonhuman animals and human societies. Chapters discuss the 'animal turn', in which disciplines that have traditionally ignored, or not seriously considered nonhuman animals, have begun to consider the 'animal question'. The contributing authors examine how societies have thought about animals and our connection to them over time. They address the different ways in which nonhuman animals have interacted with human society, including as food, in products, as pets, as workers, as entertainers and as targets of wildlife management concern. The Research Handbook on Animals and Society emphasises that the consideration, treatment and welfare of animals is a crucial and fast-developing social justice issue. This is an essential resource for students and academics across the social sciences interested in human-animal studies and social justice. It is also a beneficial guide to research on animals and society for activists and practitioners involved in animal rights"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction: Animals and society (human-animal studies) and the research handbook on animals and society / Angela G. Mertig

2. Animals in academia / Angela G. Mertig, Sophia Mae Roberts, Lillian Reid, Briana Grove, Emme Akers and Meghan Pittenger

Part II: Evolutionary and (pre) historical connections

3. Humans as animals / Maria Botero

4. Animals and humans in the paleolithic / Shumon T. Hussain

5. Domestication: A turning point in the history of human-animal relationships / Nerissa Russell

6. Animals in (Western) historical thinking / Thomas Aiello

Part III: Thinking about animals

7. Animals as symbols / Ann-Sofie L�onngren

8. Anthropomorphism: The challenge of representing animals / Jenny R. Vermilya

9. Philosophy and animals / Matthew Calarco

10. Public opinion and attitudes toward animals / Angela G. Mertig

Part IV: Animal roles in contemporary society

11. Animals as products I: Consuming animals as food / Annie Potts and Eilish Espiner

12. Animals as products II: Rethinking the consumption of animals in fashion and non-food products - tracing the evolution of a social phenomenon / Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne and Naomi Bailey-Cooper

13. Animals as pets / Leslie Irvine

14. Animals at work I: Becoming familiar with the nonhuman organizational stranger / Linda Tallberg and Lindsay Hamilton

15. Animals at work II: Recognizing workers across species / Tiamat Warda

16. Animals in tourism and entertainment / Jordan R. McNeillie and David A. Fennell

17. Managing wild and liminal animals: Perspectives from different disciplines / Susan Boonman-Berson and Tanja M. Straka

Part V: Social justice issues and activism

18. Animals in green criminology / Amy Fitzgerald, Jennifer Halliday, Bridget Nicholls and Alex Painter

19. Towards a vegan standpoint: The epistemological and methodological repercussions of the animatrix / Matthew Melsa, Kate Stewart and Lynda Korimboccus

20. Social movements regarding animals / Elizabeth Cherry.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035300099 (e-book)

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