'Animals and Sociology' challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of sociology. Sociology often centres on humans; however, other animals are everywhere in society.Kay Peggs explores the significant contribution that sociology can make to our understanding of human relations with other animals. KAY PEGGS Principal Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Portsmouth,UK. Her current published work centres on animals in society. She has previously published on women and ageing, gender and health, and couple relationships. She is co-author with Richard Lampard of 'Identity and Repartnering after Separation' whichwas published by Palgrave in 2007. INDICE: Series Editors' Foreword - Sociology and Animals- Beginnings - Animals and Biology as Destiny - Animals, Social Inequalities andOppression - Animals,Crime andAbuse - Town and Country: Animals, Space and Place - Consumptionof the Animal - Animals, Leisure and Culture - Animal Experiments and Animal Rights - Conclusion: Sociology for Other Animals - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-29258-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 23/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés