TY - BOOK ID - 4803826 TI - Who Cares About Wildlife? : Social Science Concepts for Exploring Human-Wildlife Relationships and Conservation Issues PY - 2008 SN - 9780387770406 0387770380 9780387770383 9786612291845 128229184X 0387770402 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Environment. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Animal Ecology. KW - Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Social Sciences, general. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Animal ecology. KW - Wildlife management. KW - Environmental management. KW - Social sciences. KW - Sciences de l'environnement KW - Ecologie animale KW - Faune KW - Environnement KW - Sciences sociales KW - Aménagement KW - Gestion KW - Wildlife conservation KW - Human-animal relationships. KW - Social aspects. KW - Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects. KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Zoology - General KW - Zoology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Social aspects KW - Animal-human relationships KW - Animal-man relationships KW - Animals and humans KW - Human beings and animals KW - Man-animal relationships KW - Relationships, Human-animal KW - Animal conservation KW - Animals KW - Conservation of wildlife KW - Preservation of wildlife KW - Protection of wildlife KW - Species conservation KW - Species preservation KW - Species protection KW - Wildlife preservation KW - Wildlife protection KW - Wildlife resources conservation KW - Wildlife resources preservation KW - Wildlife resources protection KW - Conservation KW - Wildlife. KW - Fish. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Nature conservation KW - Endangered species KW - Wildlife management KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Animal populations KW - Game management KW - Management, Game KW - Management, Wildlife KW - Plant populations KW - Wildlife resources KW - Natural resources KW - Ecology KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Fish KW - Pisces KW - Aquatic animals KW - Vertebrates KW - Fisheries KW - Fishing KW - Ichthyology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4803826 AB - Wildlife holds a special place in the human consciousness. It is a source of attraction and fear, material value and symbolic meaning, religious or spiritual significance, and it is a barometer of people’s concern for environmental sustainability. Why do humans care so much about wildlife? In Who Cares About Wildlife?, author Michael J. Manfredo explores that question through multiple social science perspectives. How has evolution prepared human responses to wildlife? How can we better understand the nature of our cognitive and emotional responses to wildlife? And how can we place those responses in a broad cultural context? A theoretical perspective is advanced that draws upon these multiple perspectives and that proposes the rise of caring and mutualism values in post-industrial society. Directions for future research and managerial implications are interwoven into this theoretical overview. "This ambitious book concerning the human dimensions of wildlife management comes at an opportune time as global warming threatens extinction of large numbers of species. After considering the biological bases of human-wildlife interaction, Manfredo reviews and applies major social science theories and research to wildlife management. Chapter by chapter, the author introduces the reader to a central construct or theoretical approach and considers its implications for wildlife management. In this manner, the book ranges widely, from emotions, attitudes and social norms, to values and culture. Though necessarily brief, the literature reviews are informative and up-to-date, and their relevance for wildlife management is made clear by numerous examples and illustrative case studies. This engaging book is essential reading for students and professionals interested in research on the human dimensions of wildlife management." - Icek Aizen, Professor and Head, Division of Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts- Amherst. ER -