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| author | Spiridonov, Darya |
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| contents | <p>I write this study from the standpoint of someone whose socialization, adulthood, and</p> <p>intellectual formation took place entirely within major global cities—Paris, Tokyo, and</p> <p>London—each of which offers distinct cultural frameworks for understanding the human–</p> <p>animal bond. Moving across these urban environments from the age of sixteen exposed me to</p> <p>three very different civilizational grammars: the refined symbolic structures of French urban</p> <p>domesticity, the ritualized and aestheticized human–animal relationships characteristic of</p> <p>Japanese cultural history, and the pragmatic, socially diverse, and ethically pluralistic context</p> <p>of contemporary London. These cities shaped not only my personal experience but the</p> <p>analytic lens through which I examine the role of companion animals in modern families.</p> <p>Across these environments, one pattern consistently emerged: domestic animals occupy a</p> <p>central position in the emotional, cognitive, and sociocultural development of school-age</p> <p>children, and in the stabilization of adult relational dynamics. Contrary to the superficial</p> <p>assumption that pets are mere additions to the household, the cross-cultural evidence</p> <p>indicates that they serve as emotional mediators, symbolic anchors, behavioral regulators,</p> <p>and cultural agents that participate in the normative and psychological architecture of family</p> <p>life.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Companion Animals and the Emotional Architecture of the European Household: A Sociocultural Analysis of Child Development and Adult Family Dynamics Spiridonov, Darya Sociology <p>I write this study from the standpoint of someone whose socialization, adulthood, and</p> <p>intellectual formation took place entirely within major global cities—Paris, Tokyo, and</p> <p>London—each of which offers distinct cultural frameworks for understanding the human–</p> <p>animal bond. Moving across these urban environments from the age of sixteen exposed me to</p> <p>three very different civilizational grammars: the refined symbolic structures of French urban</p> <p>domesticity, the ritualized and aestheticized human–animal relationships characteristic of</p> <p>Japanese cultural history, and the pragmatic, socially diverse, and ethically pluralistic context</p> <p>of contemporary London. These cities shaped not only my personal experience but the</p> <p>analytic lens through which I examine the role of companion animals in modern families.</p> <p>Across these environments, one pattern consistently emerged: domestic animals occupy a</p> <p>central position in the emotional, cognitive, and sociocultural development of school-age</p> <p>children, and in the stabilization of adult relational dynamics. Contrary to the superficial</p> <p>assumption that pets are mere additions to the household, the cross-cultural evidence</p> <p>indicates that they serve as emotional mediators, symbolic anchors, behavioral regulators,</p> <p>and cultural agents that participate in the normative and psychological architecture of family</p> <p>life.</p> |
| title | Companion Animals and the Emotional Architecture of the European Household: A Sociocultural Analysis of Child Development and Adult Family Dynamics |
| topic | Sociology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18486967 |