| Description |
xviii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Pets, life and health -- 2. Pets can be good companions -- 3. Pets are family -- 4. Pets can be self -- 5. Talking, touching, and intimacy -- 6. Looking at life -- 7. Pets as therapists -- 8. In the image of man -- 9. The dog as a therapeutic clown and id on four legs -- 10. Breaking the bond -- 11. Why Lassie is a bitch -- 12. Animals in the city -- 13. Being a pet |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: New York : Perigee, 1984 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-312) and index |
| Subject |
Pets -- Psychological aspects.
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Pets -- Social aspects.
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Pets -- Therapeutic use.
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| Author |
Katcher, Aaron Honori.
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| LC no. |
96006044 |
| ISBN |
1557530777 (paper : alk. paper) |
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