1st Edition

Introduction to Human-Animal Interaction Insights from Social and Life Sciences

Edited By Laëtitia Maréchal, Emile Zee Copyright 2024
225 Pages 36 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 36 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

Introduction to Human-Animal Interaction focuses on the human dimension of interacting with other animals. This book introduces recent developments, theories, and debates in the relatively new research area of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) and focuses on the social and life sciences aspect of these interactions. Experts from different academic disciplines provide an overview for students and... Read more
1. An Introduction to Human–Animal Interaction, Book Content and Considerations 2. Theories in Human–Animal Interaction 3. Human–Animal Communication 4. Bioethics and Human–Animal Interaction 5. Human–Animal Welfare: The Interconnectedness of Human Well-Being and Animal Welfare 6. Cross-Cultural Variation in Human–Animal Interaction 7. Criminal Issues in Human–Animal Interaction 8. Animal-Assisted Intervention and Professional Practice 9. Human–Pet Interaction 10. Human–Livestock Interaction 11. Human–Wildlife Interaction  Multiple Choice Questions: The Answers!  Going the Extra Mile ...

Biography

Dr. Laëtitia Maréchal: Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Lincoln (UK), with a multidisciplinary background from the social and life sciences, including Psychology, Ethology, Endocrinology, Socio-Ecology, Primatology and Social Anthropology. Her research applies a One Health/One Welfare approach to better understand interspecific interactions. She is also a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Primate Specialist Group Section for Human-Primate Interactions. 

 

Dr. Emile van der Zee: Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Lincoln (UK). He has published numerous books on language and published several articles and book chapters related to animal communication. He designed a popular course on the Psychology of Human-Animal Interaction, which inspired this book. 

"The book is a revelation: The authors have done an impressive job in bringing together all the main areas of actual contemporary human-animal interaction research."

Prof. Robert Mitchell, Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, USA

"Each chapter provides a really nice introductory text for key topics taught across a range of disciplines in HAI."

Prof. Carri Westgarth, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK