SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson defines the multispecies American family in her new book. (IMAGE)

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SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson defines the multispecies American family in her new book.

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In her new book, Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household, SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson asserts that it's time to recognize a new family structure - the multispecies family. She dedicates the book to her own multispecies family, her husband, sons and dogs.

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Hillsman S. Jackson

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