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Peer reviewedSable, Pat – Social Work, 1995
Using an ethological framework, explores the ways in which family pets, in particular dogs and cats, provide certain components of attachment that contribute to emotional and social well-being throughout the life cycle. Implications are identified for social policies that will protect and maintain this bond for particular populations. (RJM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Ethology, Family Environment
