Speciesism
Speciesism, coined in the 1970s, means the implicit superiority of one species, usually humans, over all others. Sociologist Lisa Jean Moore discusses this term and how sociologists are primed to use the concept in teaching and research.
Further Reading
- Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in the Twenty-First Century, co-edited by Lisa Jean Moore.
- New York City Beekeeping, the group where Lisa Jean Moore did her fieldwork.
- ASA Section on Animals
- Discusssion network on animal studies
- A cool blog on xenopus frog which are referenced in the beginning of the article.
