{"product_id":"new-perspectives-on-human-animal-interactions-isbn-9781444333060","title":"New Perspectives on Human-Animal Interactions","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimals are important in human psychological and cultural life, and our relationships with other species are psychological and morally complicated. This special issue presents a series of original research articles concerning attitudes towards animals, the ethics of their treatment, the effects of companion animals on human health and psychological well-being, and the role that culture plays in our interactions with other species. The articles illustrate the scope of the new field of human-animal relationships, the variety of research approaches, and the implications of research findings for social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e  INTRODUCTION.  \u003cp\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small: New Perspectives on Psychology and Human–Animal Interactions (Sarah Knight and Harold Herzog).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. FACTORS UNDERLYING OPINIONS AND THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience versus Human Welfare? Understanding Attitudes toward Animal Use (Sarah Knight, Aldert Vrij, Kim Bard, and Doug Brandon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Moral Emotions and Social Activism: The Case of Animal Rights (Harold A. Herzog and Lauren L. Golden).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Ethics and Animal Consciousness: How Rubber the Ethical Ruler? (Gordon M. Burghardt).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. EFFECTS OF ANIMALS ON HUMAN HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Animals on Human Health and Well-Being (Deborah L. Wells).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Robotic Pets in Human Lives: Implications for the Human–Animal Bond and for Human Relationships with Personified Technologies (Gail F. Melson, Peter H. Kahn, Jr., Alan Beck, and Batya Friedman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. ANIMALS IN SOCIETY: RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople and Animals, Kindness and Cruelty: Research Directions and Policy Implications (Frank R. Ascione and Kenneth Shapiro).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Animal Abuse as a Sentinel for Human Violence: A Critique (Emily G. Patterson-Kane and Heather Piper).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Good to Pet and Eat: The Keeping and Consuming of Dogs and Cats in South Korea (Anthony L. Podberscek).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOMMENTARY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving Our Dogs and Eating Them Too: Why Animals Are a Social Issue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Knight\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Social Psychologist for the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Portsmouth, UK), an agency of the Ministry of Defense. She was awarded full-time bursaries from the Economic Social Research Council for her PhD project and a one year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to study the inter-relationship between attitudes, beliefs and behavior. She has published research on attitudes toward animal use and the benefits of dog ownership in retired populations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold Herzog\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University. His research includes studies of attitudes towards other species, the psychology of animal activism, and moral decision-making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989688008933,"sku":"NP9781444333060","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444333060.jpg?v=1761785109","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/new-perspectives-on-human-animal-interactions-isbn-9781444333060","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}