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David Alan Nibert (born 1953) is an American sociologist, author, activist and professor of sociology at Wittenberg University. David Nibert, Ph.D. Wittenberg University He is the co-organizer of the Section on Animals and Society of the American Sociological Association. Section on Animals and Society American Sociological Association In 2005, he received their Award for Distinguished Scholarship. Recipients of 2005 Section Awards American Sociological Association
Increasingly, social scientists are focusing on the ethical, environmental and social consequences of human treatment of other animals. This course will examine how human societies have viewed and treated other animals and how the interactions and the structure of the relationship between humans and other animals affect both those animals and human social organization. For example, some scholars argue that cultural practices that define and use nonhuman animals as food contribute significantly to various forms of environmental devastation. Human health research indicates that high rates of heart disease and cancer in many cultures can be attributed to the consumption of animals. Others suggest that human perception and treatment of nonhuman animals are related in significant ways to such enduring problems as racism, sexism and violence against vulnerable groups of people. This course will examine the causes of human exploitation of other animals and the issues that frame the animal rights debate. Animals and Society Course Description Wittenberg University
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