Moral disengagement and support for nonhuman animal farming

Society and Animals

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-58

  Mitchell, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

abuse; cruelty; mass violence; moral disengagement; nonhuman farming; social psychology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79251519963     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853011X545529     Document Type: Article

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