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A Dog’s New BFF:. A Content Analysis of Books about the Human and Canine Relationship. Jennifer D’Angelo. INTRODUCTION. Increase in dog ownership. Dog owners view their dogs: Children Companion APA(2008) Research Question. Purpose/Thesis. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Dog’s New BFF:
A Content Analysis of Books about the Human and Canine Relationship.
Jennifer D’Angelo
INTRODUCTION
Increase in dog ownership.
Dog owners view their dogs: Children Companion
APA(2008)
Research Question
Purpose/Thesis
The purpose of this study is to examine the changing relationship between humans and rescued adult canine companions through a qualitative content analysis of books.
Literature Review
History of Human Animal Relationships. History World (2007) Encyclopedia Britannica (2007)
Animal Adoption by types of Organization. “Pounds” vs. No-kill “Shelters”
SBACA (2008) PetsConnect! Inc. (2001)
Humane Society of the United States. (2008)
Literature Review
Who is Likely to Own a Dog? AVMA (1997,2007,2008) Pew Research (2008) Humane Society of America (2008)
Memoirs on Human-Pet Relationships. Doty (2007) Kopelman (2006)
Theory of Self
Symbolic Nature of Human-Canine Relationships
Mead (1934)
Canine “Social” Identity Irvine (2004) Sanders (2001) Saucier (2001)
Meaningful Human-Canine Relationships Mead (1907) Irvine (2004)
Methodology
Content Analysis.
Sample Population Technique and Criteria.
Total Sample Population of 23.
Random Sample of 7 books.
Methodology
Coding Themes Year of book publication Type of Adoption Relationship (view) to the dog Author’s Occupation Author’s Sexual Orientation Author’s Marital Status Author’s Family Lifestyle
with children Without children
Race Location
Country of Origin City/State
Rural/Suburban/City Training, Obedience, and/or Socialization Methods
Findings
Table 1:
Findings
Table 2:
FindingsTable 3:
Discussion
How do these owners describe their relationship with their dog? Doty (2007) Grogan (2008)
Increased Individualism
Finding Alternative ways to have a family
QUESTIONS?
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