"She was family": Women of color and animal-human connections

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-447

  Risley Curtiss, Christina ^a   Holley, Lynn C ^a   Cruickshank, Tracy ^b   Porcelli, Jill ^b   Rhoads, Clare ^b   Bacchus, Denise N A ^a   Nyakoe, Soma ^a   Murphy, Sharon B ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Ethnic diversity; Human animal bond; Women of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749870597     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906292314     Document Type: Article

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