The 'Animal-Advocacy Agenda

Exploring Sociology for Non-Human Animals

Bibliographic Data

ID3569906
AuthorsKay Peggs (University of Portsmouth, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume61
Issue3
Pages591-606
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-954x.12065
OpenAlexW1563722515
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited34

This paper focuses on sociology and the study of human non-human animal relations. Using as a catalyst referees' comments on a previous paper about experiments using non-human animal subjects, in this present paper three problematics are identified and discussed. These problematics centre on the 'acceptable' content of sociological inquiry, the 'permissibility' of advocacy-oriented sociology, and the 'admissibility' of non-human animal-advocacy to advocacy-oriented sociology. The three problematics are explored through the lens of reflexive and critical sociology. Two central questions are raised: first, should sociology include the study of nonhuman animals and secondly, can sociology advocate for non-human animals? The paper concludes with an affirmative response to both of these questions. The paper ends by stressing that sociology has so much to offer the study of human non-human animal relations. Professional sociologists have a key role to play in enabling this work to move from margins to centre in published sociology

Biology · Epistemology · Human animal · Non-human · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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