Introduction -- Has the American family gone to the animals? : the new multispecies family -- "She loves to be read to": parents without children and their animal kids -- "Phil's calling Grandma" : supporting family identities -- "They call me his mommy" : families with human children -- "This is my son Rosenberg" : advertising in the age of pet parents.
Summary:
"A first-of-its kind, in-depth investigation into how companion animals and their humans have carved out a new type of family - the multi-species family - in which identities like parent, child, grandparent, and sibling transcend species to create new forms of kinship"-- Provided by publisher.
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