Chapter 3 The Social Construction of Animals

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. I CONSTRUCTING ANIMALS Animal Categories
6. Chapter 1 Human-Animal Studies 3
7. Chapter 2 Animal-Human Borders 42
8. Chapter 3 The Social Construction of Animals 57
9. II USING ANIMALS: HUMAN-ANIMAL ECONOMIES
10. Chapter 4 Animals “in the Wild” and in Human Societies 75
11. Chapter 5 The Domestication of Animals 102
12. Chapter 6 Display, Performance, and Sport 117
13. Chapter 7 The Making and Consumption of Meat 151
14. Chapter 8 The Pet Animal 174
15. Chapter 9 Animals and Science 204
16. Chapter 10 Animal-Assisted Activities 233
17. III ATTITUDES TOWARD ANIMALS
18. Chapter 11 Working with Animals 257
19. Chapter 12 Violence to Animals 280
20. Chapter 13 Human Oppression and Animal Suffering 308
21. IV IMAGINING ANIMALS: ANIMALS IN HUMAN THOUGHT
22. Chapter 14 Animals in Symbol and Art 339
23. Chapter 15 Animals in Religion and Folklore 362
24. Chapter 16 Animals in Literature and Film 390
25. V KNOWING AND RELATING TO ANIMALS: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND ANIMAL ETHICS
26. Chapter 17 Animal Behavior Studies and Ethology 417
27. Chapter 18 The Moral Status of Animals 450
28. Chapter 19 The Animal Protection Movement 470
29. Chapter 20 The Future of the Human-Animal Relationship 502
30. Bibliography 513
31. Index 575