Just Like Family : How Companion Animals Joined the Household /
Laurent-Simpson, Andrea
Just Like Family : How Companion Animals Joined the Household / Andrea Laurent-Simpson. - 1 online resource : 29 b/w illustrations - Animals in Context .
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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 in what she calls "the multi-species family," providing a window into a world where almost 95 percent of adults who share their homes with dogs and cats identify-and ultimately treat-their animal companions as legitimate members of their families. With an insightful eye, Laurent-Simpson examines why and how these animals have increasingly become an important part of our households. She highlights their various roles in our lives, including as siblings to our existing children, as animal children themselves, and in some cases, even as grandchildren, particularly as fertility rates decline and a growing number of younger couples choose to live a childfree lifestyle. Ultimately, Laurent-Simpson highlights how animals-and their place in our lives-have changed the structure of the American family in surprising ways. Just Like Family provides a fascinating inside look at our complex relationships with our beloved animal companions in the twenty-first century.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781479828852 9781479875887
10.18574/nyu/9781479828852.001.0001 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family.
animal sentience. anthropocentrism. boundary maintenance. cats. child. childfree. childless. companion animal. diversification of family. dogs. empty nest. extended family. family demography. family structure. family. grandparents. human animal interaction. human-animal interaction. identity theory. identity. intergenerational. multi-species family. nontraditional family. parent. parents. postmodern. print advertisements. role identity. second demographic transition. siblings. stigma. symbolic interaction.
Just Like Family : How Companion Animals Joined the Household / Andrea Laurent-Simpson. - 1 online resource : 29 b/w illustrations - Animals in Context .
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 in what she calls "the multi-species family," providing a window into a world where almost 95 percent of adults who share their homes with dogs and cats identify-and ultimately treat-their animal companions as legitimate members of their families. With an insightful eye, Laurent-Simpson examines why and how these animals have increasingly become an important part of our households. She highlights their various roles in our lives, including as siblings to our existing children, as animal children themselves, and in some cases, even as grandchildren, particularly as fertility rates decline and a growing number of younger couples choose to live a childfree lifestyle. Ultimately, Laurent-Simpson highlights how animals-and their place in our lives-have changed the structure of the American family in surprising ways. Just Like Family provides a fascinating inside look at our complex relationships with our beloved animal companions in the twenty-first century.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781479828852 9781479875887
10.18574/nyu/9781479828852.001.0001 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family.
animal sentience. anthropocentrism. boundary maintenance. cats. child. childfree. childless. companion animal. diversification of family. dogs. empty nest. extended family. family demography. family structure. family. grandparents. human animal interaction. human-animal interaction. identity theory. identity. intergenerational. multi-species family. nontraditional family. parent. parents. postmodern. print advertisements. role identity. second demographic transition. siblings. stigma. symbolic interaction.