Speciesism

Dyann Ross

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4_185-1

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Speciesism

Dyann Ross

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4_185-1

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Human Geography

abuse of non-human rights

Anthropocentrism

discrimination

objectifying of species

securitization of nature

trans-species injustice

Speciesism, also called anthropocentrism, refers to the superiority of the human species and their control over non-human animals. Speciesism is a form of discrimination that has been perpetuated throughout the history of human and non-human animal relationships. Discrimination are actions which cause harm based on unfair social practices such as marginalization and stereotyping. The result is that non-human animals are treated as objects. This leads to a culture where it is acceptable to violate the basic rights of non-human animals. The specific nature of speciesism is influenced by cultural and economic practices where there are differences in how domestic animals and pets are regarded, compared with farm animals and wild animals.

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Title: Speciesism
Authors: Dyann Ross (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
Contributors: Samuel Idowu (Editor)
Rene Schmidpeter (Editor)
Nicholas Capaldi (Editor)
Liangrong Zu (Editor)
Mara Del Baldo (Editor)
Rute Abreu (Editor)
Publication details: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4_185-1; 10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450821102621
Output Type: Encyclopedia entry

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