TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grazian,David
TI  - American Zoo: A Sociological Safari 
SN  - 9780691164359
AV  - QL76.5.U6 G73 2015
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Animal welfare
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Captive wild animals
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Wildlife conservation
KW  - Zoo animals
KW  - Zoos
KW  - Employees
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Adventure Aquarium
KW  - Americans
KW  - Amusement park
KW  - Animal rights
KW  - Animal show
KW  - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
KW  - Arthropod
KW  - Association of Zoos and Aquariums
KW  - Aviary
KW  - Behavioral enrichment
KW  - Big cat
KW  - Biodiversity loss
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Bronx Zoo
KW  - Brookfield Zoo
KW  - Butterfly house
KW  - Captivity (animal)
KW  - Central Park Zoo
KW  - Charismatic megafauna
KW  - Chimpanzee
KW  - Classroom
KW  - Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Conservation movement
KW  - Curator
KW  - Dale Jamieson
KW  - Dallas Zoo
KW  - Denver Zoo
KW  - Detroit Zoo
KW  - Disney's Animal Kingdom
KW  - Drought
KW  - Ecosystem
KW  - Elmwood Park Zoo
KW  - Entertainment
KW  - Environmental education
KW  - Environmental issue
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Environmental stewardship
KW  - Everyday life
KW  - Fauna
KW  - Fossil fuel
KW  - Georgia Aquarium
KW  - Giant panda
KW  - Gift shop
KW  - Global warming
KW  - Golden lion tamarin
KW  - Gray wolf
KW  - Great Pacific garbage patch
KW  - Greenwashing
KW  - Groundhog
KW  - Habitat conservation
KW  - Habitat destruction
KW  - Houston Zoo
KW  - Howler monkey
KW  - Insect
KW  - Institution
KW  - Killer whale
KW  - Life expectancy
KW  - Lincoln Park Zoo
KW  - Livestock
KW  - London Zoo
KW  - Make A Difference
KW  - Mammal
KW  - Marine mammal park
KW  - Meal
KW  - Menagerie
KW  - Monterey Bay Aquarium
KW  - National Zoological Park (United States)
KW  - Natural environment
KW  - Orangutan
KW  - Peccary
KW  - Peregrine falcon
KW  - Pest control
KW  - Pet
KW  - Philadelphia Zoo
KW  - Poaching
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Rhinoceros
KW  - Rodent
KW  - Saint Louis Zoo
KW  - San Diego Zoo Safari Park
KW  - San Diego Zoo
KW  - San Francisco Zoo
KW  - Scientist
KW  - Screech owl
KW  - SeaWorld
KW  - Siberian tiger
KW  - Signage
KW  - Social science
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - Technology
KW  - Veterinary medicine
KW  - Volunteering
KW  - Zoo Atlanta
KW  - Zoo Miami
KW  - Zoo
KW  - Zookeeper
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction. The World in a Zoo --; 1. Where the Wild Things Aren’t: Exhibiting Nature in American Zoos --; 2. Animal Farm: Making Meaning at the Zoo --; 3. Birds of a Feather: Zookeepers and the Call of the Wild --; 4. Life Lessons: The Zoo as a Classroom --; 5. Bring on the Dancing Horses: American Zoos in the Entertainment Age --; 6. Simply Nature: Zoos and the Branding of Conservation --; 7. Wrestling with Armadillos: Animal Welfare and the Captivity Question --; 8. The Urban Jungle: The Future of the American Zoo --; Acknowledgments --; Notes --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Orangutans swing from Kevlar-lined fire hoses. Giraffes feast on celebratory birthday cakes topped with carrots instead of candles. Hi-tech dinosaur robots growl among steel trees, while owls watch animated cartoons on old television sets. In American Zoo, sociologist David Grazian takes us on a safari through the contemporary zoo, alive with its many contradictions and strange wonders.Trading in his tweed jacket for a zoo uniform and a pair of muddy work boots, Grazian introduces us to zookeepers and animal rights activists, parents and toddlers, and the other human primates that make up the zoo's social world. He shows that in a major shift away from their unfortunate pasts, American zoos today emphasize naturalistic exhibits teeming with lush and immersive landscapes, breeding programs for endangered animals, and enrichment activities for their captive creatures. In doing so, zoos blur the imaginary boundaries we regularly use to separate culture from nature, humans from animals, and civilization from the wild. At the same time, zoos manage a wilderness of competing priorities—animal care, education, scientific research, and recreation—all while attempting to serve as centers for conservation in the wake of the current environmental and climate-change crisis. The world of the zoo reflects how we project our own prejudices and desires onto the animal kingdom, and invest nature with meaning and sentiment.A revealing portrayal of comic animals, delighted children, and feisty zookeepers, American Zoo is a remarkable close-up exploration of a classic cultural attraction
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