The Rescuers: intersections of individual and group activism and the recognition of the human-animal “Link”
dc.contributor.author | Button, Andrea | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T19:08:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T19:08:42Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | December | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12-01 | en_US |
dc.date.published | 2015 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Academics, victims, and advocates have increasingly brought attention to the need for programs and policies to protect and shelter nonhuman victims of domestic violence. Research focused on the “Link” between human-based violence and violence against animals has played a significant role in the creation of these programs, and has prompted a more holistic approach to providing services to all victimized family members. In this dissertation, I focus on the unique origin points of several animal-friendly domestic violence organizations and the models used to serve both human and nonhuman victims, as well as on the individual advocacy and activism of animal-friendly domestic violence organization workers. Data collection from semi-structured interviews with thirty domestic violence workers and advocates provides the foundation for my investigation of the importance of community networks and individual identity as a source of professional navigation of the connected spheres of domestic violence and animal abuse. This study extends the ever-growing collection of research on the “Link” and on the broader discipline of human-animal studies. Finally, this research provides an additional perspective on the use of personal and collective identity to engage in advocacy on behalf of nonhuman victims of domestic violence. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Gerad D. Middendorf | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work | en_US |
dc.description.level | Doctoral | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20584 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University | en |
dc.subject | domestic violence | en_US |
dc.subject | animal abuse | |
dc.subject | human-animal interactions | |
dc.subject | identity | |
dc.subject | social movements | |
dc.subject.umi | Sociology (0626) | en_US |
dc.title | The Rescuers: intersections of individual and group activism and the recognition of the human-animal “Link” | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |