02870nam 2200637 a 450 991078134550332120230207231358.01-4399-0772-2(CKB)2550000000035390(EBL)713724(OCoLC)719383006(SSID)ssj0000643504(PQKBManifestationID)11390943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643504(PQKBWorkID)10653795(PQKB)10888736(MiAaPQ)EBC713724(MdBmJHUP)muse15321(Au-PeEL)EBL713724(CaPaEBR)ebr10467723(EXLCZ)99255000000003539020020425d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCat culture[electronic resource] the social world of a cat shelter /Janet M. Alger, Steven F. AlgerPhiladelphia Temple University Press20031 online resource (256 p.)Animals, culture, and societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-56639-997-1 1-56639-998-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface: Why an Ethnography of a Shelter?; Acknowledgments; 1. The Myth of the Solitary Cat; 2. The World of Whiskers; 3. The Human-Cat Connection; 4. The Social Bonds among the Cats; 5. The Feral Cats and Shelter Solidarity; 6. Leaving the Shelter Community; 7. Culture and Self in the Domestic Cat; 8. Animals in the Future of Sociology; Afterword; Notes; References; IndexEven people who live with cats and have good reason to know better insist that cats are aloof and uninterested in relating to humans. Janet and Steven Alger contend that the anti-social cat is a myth; cats form close bonds with humans and with each other. In the potentially chaotic environment of a shelter that houses dozens of uncaged cats, they reveal a sense of self and build a culture-a shared set of rules, roles, and expectations that organizes their world and assimilates newcomers.As volunteers in a local cat shelter for eleven years, the Algers came to realize that despite the frequencyAnimals, culture, and society.CatsBehaviorCatsSocial aspectsAnimal sheltersHuman-animal relationshipsCatsBehavior.CatsSocial aspects.Animal shelters.Human-animal relationships.636.8Alger Janet M.1937-1503392Alger Steven F.1941-1503393MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781345503321Cat culture3731764UNINA