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Using Gender and Location to Examine the Effects of Geographic and Social Proximity in Determining Attitudes and Behaviors about Animal Welfare

Thatcher, Angela Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313419103

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2011, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Rural Sociology.
How humans treat animals is a popular topic of focus for research in a variety of scientific fields, is discussed in numerous college-level courses, shows up as an important subject in a plethora of public opinion polls, and influences the platforms of political candidates vying for the support of voters who identify either with the interests of livestock producers or those who seek greater regulation of farms to protect the rights and welfare of animals. Using the social distance framework developed by Sharp and Adua (2009), I use gender and distance from animals as indicators for understanding differences between men and women and those in rural and urban locations. The data used for this thesis came from the 2007Survey of Food, Farming and the Environment: Focus on Farm Animal Welfare. A national level sample (N=468) was used for this analysis. My analysis showed support for the literature which previously found that women were more concerned about animal welfare and are more likely to engage in behaviors that reflected these attitudes. Additionally, those from non-rural areas were more concerned for the welfare of agricultural animals; however, the results revealed mixed results for determining if those from rural or non-rural areas were more likely to engage in behaviors related to their attitudes about animal welfare. Finally, the results showed that social proximity from animals may be more accurate in predicting attitudes and behaviors about agricultural animal welfare than geographic proximity.
Joseph Donnermeyer, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Linda Lobao, Ph.D. (Advisor)
128 p.
Animals; Sociology
Animal Welfare; Agricultural Animals; Gender; Location; Geographic and Social Proximity

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  • Thatcher, A. M. (2011). Using Gender and Location to Examine the Effects of Geographic and Social Proximity in Determining Attitudes and Behaviors about Animal Welfare [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313419103

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Thatcher, Angela. Using Gender and Location to Examine the Effects of Geographic and Social Proximity in Determining Attitudes and Behaviors about Animal Welfare. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313419103.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Thatcher, Angela. "Using Gender and Location to Examine the Effects of Geographic and Social Proximity in Determining Attitudes and Behaviors about Animal Welfare." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313419103

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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