Investigating animal abuse: Some theoretical and methodological issues

Anthrozoos

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-276

  Pagani, Camilla ^a   Robustelli, Francesco ^a   Ascione, Frank R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Cultural differences; Interpersonal violence; Methodological issues

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANIMAL; CULTURAL TRADITION; DATA QUALITY; DATABASE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955254811     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303710X12750451259011     Document Type: Article

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