{"product_id":"9781439923108","title":"Regarding Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Charles Horton Cooley Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1997\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003eRegarding Animals \u003c\/i\u003eprovided insight into the history and practice of how human beings construct animals, and how we construct ourselves and others in relation to them. Considerable progress in how society regards animals has occurred since that time. However, shelters continue to euthanize companion animals, extinction rates climb, and wildlife \"management\" pits human interests against those of animals.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eRegarding Animals\u003c\/i\u003e includes four new chapters, examining how relationships with pets help homeless people to construct positive personal identities; how adolescents who engage in or witness animal abuse understand their acts; how veterinary technicians experience both satisfaction and contamination in their jobs; and how animals are represented in mass media--both traditional editorial media and social media platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors illustrate how modern society makes it possible for people to shower animals with affection and yet also to abuse or kill them. Although no culture or subculture provides solutions for resolving all moral contradictions, \u003ci\u003eRegarding Animals\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how people find ways to live with inconsistent behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085053624381,"sku":"9781439923108","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781439923108_p0.jpg?v=1775252871","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781439923108","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}