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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Children & Animals: Exploring the Roots of Kindness & Cruelty

Children & Animals: Exploring the Roots of Kindness & Cruelty

Ascione, Frank R.

Paperback

Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond

PhilosophyChild PsychologyWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1557533830
ISBN13: 9781557533838
Publisher: Purdue Univ Pr
Published: Mar 11 2005
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.94 Depth: 8.74
Language: English

Animal abuse has been an acknowledged problem for centuries, but only within the past few decades has scientific research provided evidence that the maltreatment of animals often overlaps with violence toward people. The variants of violence, including bullying or assaults in a schoolyard, child abuse in homes, violence between adult intimate partners, community hostility in our streets and neighborhoods, and even the context of war, are now the subject of concerted research efforts. Very often, the association of these forms of violence with cruelty to animals has been found. The perpetrators of such inhumane treatment are often children and adolescents. How common are these incidents? What motivates human maltreatment of animals? Are there cultural, societal, neighborhood, and family contexts that contribute to cruelty to animals? How early in a child's life does cruelty to animals emerge and are these incidents always a sign of future interpersonal violence? Are there ways of preventing such cruelty? Can we intervene effectively with children who already have a history of abuse and violence?

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