Animals in Society

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course examines the relationship between humans and non-human animals, looking at the historical development of this relationship and various theoretical approaches to it. Through an examination of ideas such as anthropocentrism, it looks at the social construction of animals, the ways in which they are symbolically transformed, presented, and represented as part of human culture, through a human lens. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-3401. Requisite Courses: SOC-1100 or SOC-1101 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].