Between pets and people: the importance of animal companionship

Since the first edition of Between Pets and People in 1983, the authors' then-startling contention that pets benefit our mental and physical health has found wide acceptance. Evidence in our daily lives - in television pet food ads, in doctor's offices outfitted with aquaria - attests to h...

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Main Authors: Beck, Alan M. (Author), Katcher, Aaron H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University Press 1996
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Since the first edition of Between Pets and People in 1983, the authors' then-startling contention that pets benefit our mental and physical health has found wide acceptance. Evidence in our daily lives - in television pet food ads, in doctor's offices outfitted with aquaria - attests to how widely the belief in pets' therapeutic influence is now held. This revised edition of Between Pets and People, with additional data and case studies and expanded references - including a listing of Internet resources - and a foreword by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, analyzes the surprisingly complex relationships we have with our pets. This book contains an important lesson for everyone - to accept ourselves and others in the uncritical way that pets accept us, and come to terms with our own animal nature. Quelle=Source: Klappentext.
Physical Description:XVIII, 316 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:1557530777

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