The Social Value of Zoos

ISBN-13: 9781108731812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 300 str.

John Fraser; Tawnya Switzer

Opis

This book situates zoos as trusted cultural institutions with valuable affordances for engaging people in natural resource conservation.

Recenzje

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

Spis treści

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.