David Alan Nibert (born 1953) is an American sociologist,

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, activist and professor of sociology at Wittenberg University. He is the co-organizer of the Section on Animals and Society of the

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. In 2005, he received their Award for Distinguished Scholarship.

Work

Nibert connects

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have Moral patienthood, moral worth independent of their Utilitarianism, utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as ...

theory with other

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and

sociological Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociology was coined in ...

theories. According to Nibert,

speciesism Speciesism () is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several different definitions. Some specifically define speciesism as discrimination or unjustified treatment based on an indivi ...

is an ideology that seeks to legitimize animal slavery, defending the discrimination against sentient beings on account of their species. He promotes

veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vega ...

and

abolitionism Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was France in 1315, but it was later used in its colonies. ...

. Nibert offers an "Animals and Society" course at Wittenberg University to spread awareness of animal oppression. He said:

Increasingly, social scientists are focusing on the ethical, environmental and social consequences of human treatment of other animals. This course will examine how human societies have viewed and treated other animals and how the interactions and the structure of the relationship between humans and other animals affect both those animals and human social organization. For example, some scholars argue that cultural practices that define and use nonhuman animals as food contribute significantly to various forms of environmental devastation. Human health research indicates that high rates of heart disease and cancer in many cultures can be attributed to the consumption of animals. Others suggest that human perception and treatment of nonhuman animals are related in significant ways to such enduring problems as racism, sexism and violence against vulnerable groups of people. This course will examine the causes of human exploitation of other animals and the issues that frame the animal rights debate.

Publications

Books

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Animal Oppression and Capitalism
'. Praeger Publishing, 2017. *
Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism, and Global Conflict
'.

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, 2013. (review) *
Origins and Consequences of the Animal Industrial Complex
in

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; Richard Kahn; Anthony J. Nocella II;

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(eds.).
The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination
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, 2011 *
Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation
'. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. (0-7425-1776-4) *
Hitting the Lottery Jackpot: State Governments and the Taxing of Dreams
'.

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, 1999.

Selected articles

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Consuming the Surplus: Expanding "Meat" Consumption and Animal Oppression
'' International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy. Year: 2004. 24(9):76-96. With Bill Winders *
Humans and other animals: sociology's moral and intellectual challenge
'' International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. Year: 2003 Volume: 23 Issue: 3 pp. 4–25.

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