Just Like Family - (Animals in Context) by Andrea Laurent-Simpson

Just Like Family is a groundbreaking book that explores the expanding role of animals in what author Andrea Laurent-Simpson calls "the multi-species family." This book provides a fascinating inside look at our complex relationships with our beloved animal companions in the twenty-first century.

Through interviews, observational data, and artifacts from popular culture, Laurent-Simpson compellingly argues for taking pets seriously as family members.

The author highlights how humans understand these relationships as similar to parent/child relationships, changing the way Americans think about traditional roles.

Just Like Family also examines the gendered dimensions of companion animals, cultural expectations of motherhood being transferred onto "pet parents," and racialized patterns of ownership.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in family studies, social psychology, or human-animal studies.

It provides valuable insights into how pets have become active and transformative agents in American society, changing the structure of the American family in surprising ways.

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