The Social Value of Zoos

Author:   John Fraser ,  Tawnya Switzer
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108486132


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   15 April 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Fraser ,  Tawnya Switzer
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781108486132


ISBN 10:   1108486134
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   15 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Context; 2. Ontology – animal exhibits and conservation goals; 3. Learning – social experiences and captive animals; 4. Morality – zoos as moral actors; 5. Pleasure – the educational leisure value proposition; 6. Meaning – constructing knowledge through discourse, dialogue, and metaphor; 7. Bonding – a socio-biological human need with important zoo mission implications; 8. Connectedness – animals, continuity, and belonging; 9. Identity – discovering self; 10. Activation – pro-environmental behavior; 11. Impact – collective conservation action; 12. Integration – the socially valuable zoo.

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'Recommended for an audience of zoo curators, researchers, and preprofessionals.' K. P. McDonough, CHOICE


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John Fraser is a conservation psychologist, architect, and educator with over thirty years working with zoos and aquariums, and studying how they function in society. He is the President and CEO of Knology, a research institute in the USA, serves as Editor-in-Chief of Curator: The Museum Journal, and is a Past-President of the Society for Environment, Population and Conservation Psychology. Tawnya Switzer is a collaborative writer, who supports thought leaders at Knology, Open Society Foundations, Union Congregational Church, and the Transformative Justice in Education Center at UC Davis. A patterns-thinker, Tawnya focuses on dynamics, strategies, and high-impact communications that advance well-being, equity, justice, and sustainability.

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