This course explores animals within the context of the functional relationships that sociologists call “institutions.” We first examine the use of animals in laboratory science. We then examine the controversial transformation of animals into “livestock” and "meat." We also explore the perspectives of people committed to rejecting the construction and use of animals as food. Next, we focus on some of the roles of animals in human entertainment with particular attention to dog fighting and zoos. Finally, we investigate animal health and welfare through the lens of dilemmas in veterinary medicine and decisions in animal shelters.
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Spécialisation Animals and SocietyUniversité du Colorado à BoulderÀ propos de ce cours
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Sous-titres : Français, Portugais (européen), Allemand, Russe, Anglais, Espagnol
Ce que vous allez apprendre
Describe the status of animals used in research.
Identify the trends that led to modern industrial livestock production in the United States.
Determine the most appropriate roles of zoos in modern societies.
Identify dilemmas faced by veterinarians and animal shelter workers.
Compétences que vous acquerrez
- Animal welfare
- Sociological concepts
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100 % en ligne
Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.
Cours 2 sur 3 dans le
Niveau débutant
Approx. 5 heures pour terminer
Anglais
Sous-titres : Français, Portugais (européen), Allemand, Russe, Anglais, Espagnol
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Université du Colorado à Boulder
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Programme de cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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Science
In this module, you will gain familiarity with the issues that shape the use of animals in scientific research and underlie the controversy surrounding it.
1 heure pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 26 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
1 heure pour terminer
Agriculture
In this module, you will learn about the system through which animals are transformed into “livestock.”
1 heure pour terminer
3 vidéos (Total 22 min)
1 heure pour terminer
Sport, Entertainment, and Education
In this module, you will investigate how animals are central to how humans spend their leisure time.
1 heure pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 30 min)
2 heures pour terminer
Health and Welfare
In this module, you will examine the social worlds of veterinary medicine and animal sheltering.
2 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 30 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
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par RR10 oct. 2020
Really enjoyed the course!! Learned about the way we treat animals and perceive their existence.
À propos du Spécialisation Animals and Society
Animals matter for human existence in so many ways that it is difficult to imagine the entity we call “society” without them. They figure heavily in our language, food, clothing, family structure, economy, education, entertainment, science, recreation, and other areas of social life. In this specialization, we will investigate a range of topics, many of them controversial. Although this is a sociology course, the field of human-animal studies is interdisciplinary. Many of the suggested readings come from fields outside of sociology, but this specialization emphasizes their sociological relevance throughout each course.
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