Robotic pets in human lives: Implications for the human - Animal bond and for human relationships with personified technologies

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 545-567

  Melson, Gail F ^a   Kahn Jr , Peter H ^b   Beck, Alan M ^c   Friedman, Batya ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTIFACT; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68149178332     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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