Download or read book Animals and Society written by Margo DeMello and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a full overview of human-animal studies. It focuses on the conceptual construction of animals in American culture and the way in which it reinforces and perpetuates hierarchical human relationships rooted in racism, sexism, and class privilege.