Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief

Mackay, Finn

Abstract

An introduction to the sociology of pet grief, looking at data from the British Mass Observation Project and considering theories from the field of Animal Studies as well as Butler's theory of 'grievability'.

Citation

Mackay, F. (2016). Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 28, 2016
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: The Cat
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: Summer
• Pages: 36-38
• Keywords: pets, animal studies, grief, grievability, mass observation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/921033
• Publisher URL: https://www.cats.org.uk/uploads/documents/The_Cat_-_Bereavement.pdf
• Related Public URLs: http://www.cats.org.uk/
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