final notes for exam 2 Flashcards
(12 cards)
communicating about animals:
berger
we need to be thinking about
what is cultural marginalization of animals
we are experiencing increasing distance from animals largely due to urbanization
-we dont interact with them so we cant make our own knowledge about them
in what contexts do we encounter animals today
zoo, aquarium, farm, shelters, logos, symbols
berger argues that we have lost our ? with animals and that pop. culture representations are the primary ways in which ?
connections “mutual look”/ we understand them now
the destiny of animals will depend on
peoples subjective feelings towards a particular species
what animals get bad rep.
wolves sharks bats opossums hyenas
why do we dislike certain animals
size aesthetic intelligence danger -scared but can make them more interesting attachment/relations to animals similarity to humans social habits neoteny personalities rarity
what is neoteny
baby like features
anthropomorphism
assignment of human qualities to non human beings
ex Mickey
COMPLICATED: can be beneficial to animals and ? -ex: when is it harmful? have to understand animals on ?
make them seem more like us
-black beauty
when it includes inaccurate portrayals of the animal (101 dalmatians)
their own terms
some animals are ?
we see aprox. how many lions a day? but lion pop. have decreased ?
the pop. of charismatic megafauna as symbols in pop culture products has led to people being unaware ?
researchers have suggested a ?
depicted as much more common than they actually are
-4-5/40% since 1990
that most are endangered
a licensing fee for use of endangered CM images
anthropocentrism
the belief that humans are the most important entities in the universe and that all other beings exist to fulfill human needs
90 % of articles freeman reviewed included
talking about animals as
failing to critique the ethics of the situation from the?
denying
commodities
animals view and ignoring emotional issues they face
farmed animals indiv. identities
