Constructing animal species as social problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12912150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Best (0000-0002-8943-5427, University of Delaware, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soc4.12630 |
| OpenAlex | W2892208283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
Animal species are constructed as social problems in four ways: as pests that threaten people or their social arrangements; as endangered species whose survival is threatened; as invasive species that pose a threat to some new environment; and as deviants that misbehave. The rise of the animal rights movement has made the process of constructing species as social problems more contentious. Debates over these issues involve some combination of three sorts of actors: stakeholders claiming that a species poses a threat; counterclaimsmakers arguing that the species deserves protection; and animal management officials who must mediate these disputes. Identifying such patterns across case studies offers a basis for developing a more elaborate theory of social problems construction
Animal rights · Animal species · Biology · Endangered species · Environmental ethics · Habitat · Process (computing · Sociology · Threatened species · Zoology · Computer Science · Forest Management and Policy · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |