Dog Ownership
A Complex Web
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13653193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deena B Case (Claremont Graduate School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 247-257 |
| Publication date | 1987-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1987.60.1.247 |
| OpenAlex | W2080789317 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
Current interest in pets and their therapeutic effects has created a need for comprehensive model of pet ownership. Although Kling and Scacchi's (1982) web model was designed to explain organizational computing systems, it makes a useful metaphor for dog ownership. The web model considers the resource to be an ensemble of equipment, applications and techniques, with costs and benefits only partially identifiable. A complex infrastructure is necessary to support the resource. Both resource and infrastructure are social objects, highly charged with meaning. Points from the web model were compared with examples from human-animal bond literature and the author's experience
Business · Knowledge management · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Metaphor · Resource (disambiguation · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1998 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |