Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
The present study of the psychology of animal rights activists utilizes a qualitative analytic method based on two forms of data: a set of questionnaire protocols completed by grassroots activists and of autobiographical accounts by movement leaders. The resultant account keys on the following descriptives: (1) an attitude of caring, (2) suffering as an habitual object of perception, and (3) the aggressive and skillful uncovering and investigation of instances of suffering. In a final section, the investigator discusses tensions and conflicts arising from these three themes and various ways of attempting to resolve them.
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, Kenneth J., "The Caring Sleuth: Portrait of an Animal Rights Activist" (1996). Animal Welfare Collection. 30.
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_awap/30
Included in
Animal Studies Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons
Comments
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