Shark attack
A cultural approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2247649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Peace (0000-0002-4161-1946, Peace Corps, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 3-7 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12197 |
| OpenAlex | W1940551417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Many Australians would concur with the view of the novelist Tim Winton that we have an 'almost supernatural fear and hatred' of sharks. Especially in the wake of fatal attacks by great white sharks (on average once or twice per year), the extent of fascination and fear within the population at large is undeniable. This paper rejects the frequently encountered explanation that this is because we have an 'instinctual', 'hard wired' and 'primal fear' of wild animals that can kill people. Its focus instead is on the contemporary cultural interpretations of great whites and their behaviour which come to the fore when fatal attacks take place
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Criminology · Hatred · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Demography · History · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Ichthyology and Marine Biology · Law · Marine animal studies overview
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |