Just Like Family : : How Companion Animals Joined the Household / / Andrea Laurent-Simpson.

The rise and increasingly important role of companion animals in our familiesFrom homemade meals for our dogs to high-end feline veterinary care, pets are a growing multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. In Just Like Family, Andrea Laurent-Simpson explores the expanding role of animals...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Animals in Context
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 29 b/w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Has the American Family Gone to the Animals?
  • 2. “She Loves to Be Read To”
  • 3. “Phil’s Calling Grandma”
  • 4. “They Call Me His Mommy”
  • 5. “This Is My Son Rosenberg”
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Methods Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author