Special-Needs Companion Animals and Those Who Care for Them
Stories of Identity and Empathy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Katz (0009-0005-0763-377X, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Keri B Burchfield (0000-0001-9188-0741, Northern Illinois University Dekalb) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-40 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685306-12341538 |
| OpenAlex | W2884680040 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Through a series of in-depth interviews asking individuals about their decisions to adopt special-needs companion animals, we discovered that a combination of anthropomorphism and empathy are at play when individuals decide to adopt them. This tendency is explained using David Blouin’s typology of guardians: humanistic and protectionistic guardians anthropomorphized their companion animals, exhibited greater empathy, and were more willing to adopt animals with special needs
Companion animal · Empathy · Humanism · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Special needs · Typology · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Law · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |