The Science of Compassionate Love
Theory, Research, and Applications
Susan Sprecher editor Lynn G Underwood editor Beverley Fehr editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:11th Jul '08
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- Paperback£44.95(9781405153942)
The Science of Compassionate Love is an interdisciplinary volume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics of altruism and compassionate love. The book
- Adopts a social science approach to understanding compassionate love
- Emphasizes positive features of social interaction
- Encourages the appropriate expression of compassionate love both to those in intimate relationships and to strangers
- Includes articles by distinguished contributors from the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, Family Studies, Epidemiology, Medicine and Nursing
- Is ideal for workshops on compassionate love, Positive Psychology, and creating constructive interactions between health professionals and patients
“Through this volume, Fehr, Sprecher, and Underwood have provided a detailed compilation of related theory, research, and applications while also encouraging a reexamination of common conceptions of compassionate love and related constructs.” (PsycCritiques, June 2009)
“The contributors work in a variety of disciplines—social psychology, communication, health science. Together they present a state-of-the-art perspective, oriented toward future scientific investigations of compassionate love but in touch with its roots in developments such as humanistic psychology.” (CHOICE, March 2009)
ISBN: 9781405153935
Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 33mm
Weight: 826g
488 pages