Keywords
animals and society
non-human animals
inequality
social construction
language
non-human animals
inequality
social construction
language
How to Cite
Markowski, Kelly. 2016. “Human/Non-Human Animal Boundary Maintenance through Language”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/humannon-human-animal-boundary-maintenance-through.
Abstract
This 30-minute exercise is designed to help students recognize how socially constructed conceptual boundaries between humans and non-human animals are created and maintained through language. As the English language is laden with phrases and expressions that link humans and non-human animals through similes and metaphors (e.g., "strong as an ox," "raining...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Animals and Society
- Resource Type(s):
- Class Activity
- Class Level(s):
- Any Level
- Class Size(s):
- Small
Learning Goals and Assessments
Learning Goal(s):
- Identify examples of and analyze at least one way in which humans perpetuate the human/non-human animal boundary symbolically through language.
Goal Assessment(s):
- Take-home short writing assignment (300-500 words).
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