Public Concern with Animal Well-Being
Place, Social Structural Location, and Individual Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2486778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holli A Kendall (The Ohio State University), L Lobao (0000-0003-4946-5936, The Ohio State University), Linda M Lobao, Jeff S Sharp (0009-0007-5146-156X, The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 399-428 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1526/003601106778070617 |
| OpenAlex | W2104592838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
| References cited | 50 |
While sociologists and the public at large are increasingly interested in the life conditions of animals, conceptual and empirical development of the topic is limited. This paper seeks to further develop the sociological research on attitudes toward animal well-being. We build on insights from contemporary stratification theory to explain the nature of animal attitudes and their determinants. We also extend past work by examining a broader range of factors related to attitudes about animal well-being, focusing on place, other social structural factors, and individuals' unique animal-related experiences. Data are from a survey of over 4,000 Ohio residents conducted in 2002. We find that childhood experience has the greatest place-based effect on attitudes. Other findings highlight the importance of social structural factors, suggesting support for the 'underdog hypothesis.' Women, people experiencing economic hardship, those with less education, younger and middle aged people, and blacks tend to be more concerned with animal well-being. Individualized, experiential variables are also important. Our results reflect the complexity of attitudes about animals and point to the need for greater sociological attention to factors left largely unexplored in previous studies, including childhood place-based factors, economic hardship, and individuals' unique animal-related experiences
Empirical research · Epistemology · Experiential learning · Population · Social capital · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 58 |
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| Citations per year | 3,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 58 |