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Situated Activities in a Dog Park

Identity and Conflict in Human-Animal Space

Bibliographic Data

ID8103736
AuthorsPatrick Thaddeus Jackson (0000-0002-3028-2622, corresponding author), Patrick Jackson (0000-0002-7003-018X, 1 Sonoma State University [email protected])
Year2012
Volume20
Issue3
Pages254-272
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety and Animals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15685306-12341237
OpenAlexW2118987956
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited21

This study examines how people engage with the dynamic environment of the dog park in the face of unclear or ambiguous rules and emergent norms. Using participant observation, the analysis shows how, in the formal dog park, caretakers become “control managers” who must negotiate problems related to a variety of dog behaviors, especially mounting, aggression, and waste management. In this process, caretakers use various strategies to manage their own and others’ possible perceptions and understandings of appropriate behavior for dogs in public places

Aesthetics · Aggression · Identity (music · Negotiation · Participant observation · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Anthropology · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year1,31
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 16

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