This course explores animals within the context of the functional relationships that sociologists call “institutions.” We first examine the use of animals in laboratory science. We then examine the controversial transformation of animals into “livestock” and "meat." We also explore the perspectives of people committed to rejecting the construction and use of animals as food. Next, we focus on some of the roles of animals in human entertainment with particular attention to dog fighting and zoos. Finally, we investigate animal health and welfare through the lens of dilemmas in veterinary medicine and decisions in animal shelters.
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Legendas: Francês, Portuguese (European), Russo, Inglês, Espanhol
O que você vai aprender
Describe the status of animals used in research.
Identify the trends that led to modern industrial livestock production in the United States.
Determine the most appropriate roles of zoos in modern societies.
Identify dilemmas faced by veterinarians and animal shelter workers.
Habilidades que você terá
Animal welfareSociological concepts
Certificados compartilháveis
Tenha o certificado após a conclusão
100% on-line
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Curso 2 de 3 no
Prazos flexíveis
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Nível iniciante
Aprox. 5 horas para completar
Inglês
Legendas: Francês, Portuguese (European), Russo, Inglês, Espanhol
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Universidade do Colorado em Boulder
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
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Science
In this module, you will gain familiarity with the issues that shape the use of animals in scientific research and underlie the controversy surrounding it.
1 hora para concluir
4 vídeos (Total 26 mín.), 1 leitura, 1 teste
1 hora para concluir
Agriculture
In this module, you will learn about the system through which animals are transformed into “livestock.”
1 hora para concluir
3 vídeos (Total 22 mín.)
1 hora para concluir
Sport, Entertainment, and Education
In this module, you will investigate how animals are central to how humans spend their leisure time.
1 hora para concluir
4 vídeos (Total 30 mín.)
2 horas para concluir
Health and Welfare
In this module, you will examine the social worlds of veterinary medicine and animal sheltering.
2 horas para concluir
4 vídeos (Total 30 mín.), 1 leitura, 1 teste
Avaliações
Principais avaliações do ANIMALS AND INSTITUTIONS
por RR10 de Out de 2020
Really enjoyed the course!! Learned about the way we treat animals and perceive their existence.
Sobre Programa de cursos integrados Animals and Society
Animals matter for human existence in so many ways that it is difficult to imagine the entity we call “society” without them. They figure heavily in our language, food, clothing, family structure, economy, education, entertainment, science, recreation, and other areas of social life. In this specialization, we will investigate a range of topics, many of them controversial. Although this is a sociology course, the field of human-animal studies is interdisciplinary. Many of the suggested readings come from fields outside of sociology, but this specialization emphasizes their sociological relevance throughout each course.
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