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Are Dogs Children, Companions, or Just Animals? Understanding Variations in People's Orientations toward Animals

David D. BlouinDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Indiana University South Bend, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 279-294 | Published online: 28 Apr 2015

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