A Scoping Review of the Roles of Pets in Families between 1980-2023 from a Gender Perspective
Year: 2024
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to review the international literature on the role of pets in the family, with a particular focus on the differences that previous literature has found between men and women in this regard. For this purpose, we use the scoping review method. In this framework, we collected international journal articles published between 1980 and 2023 that dealt with our chosen topic. Based on the results of the scoping review, we found 49 articles that matched the focus of our research. After reviewing them, the following topics emerged: the emergence of fictive kinship between humans and animals, the related flexible role of pets within the family. In addition, some of the journal articles analysed the different types of attachments between pets and their owners, and related to this, the issue of grief at the loss of a companion animal is often at the centre of these studies. Finally, the focus is also on how pet caregivers form partnerships and whether pets can be a substitute for children.
Authors: Szalma, Ivett, Pélyi, Lóránt, Udvari, Orsolya
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
Funder: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
OpenAlex ID: W7005793403