Mar 28, 2024  
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SOC 295-05 - Special Topic: Animals and Society

4 credits (Spring Term 2)
Examines the role of non-human animals in human society. Investigates the social construction of the human/animal boundary. Challenges ideas that animals are neither thinking nor feeling. Examines the many ways humans rely on animals. Considers the link between animal cruelty and other violence. Explores the moral status of animals.

Prerequisite: SOC 111 
Instructor: Snook