Loneliness : human nature and the need for social connection / John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick.

  • Cacioppo, John T., 1951-2018
Date:
2009
  • Books

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Description

A sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will power but also our immune systems, and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of biological and social science, this book demonstrates that, as individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain, and everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need for social bonds. --From publisher description.

Publication/Creation

New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, 2009.

Physical description

xiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contributors

Notes

Originally published in 2008.

Contents

Part 1. The lonely heart. Ch. 1. Lonely in a social world ; Ch. 2.; Variation, regulation, and an elastic leash ; Ch. 3. Losing control ; Ch. 4. Selfish genes, social animals ; Ch. 5. The; universal and the particular ; Ch. 6. The wear and tear of loneliness -- Pt. 2. From selfish genes to social beings. Ch. 7. Sympathetic threads ; Ch. 8. An indissociable organism ; Ch. 9. Knowing thyself, among others ; Ch. 10. Conflicted by nature ; Ch. 11. Conflicts in nature -- Pt. 3. Finding meaning in connection. Ch. 12. Three adaptations ; Ch. 13. Getting it right ; Ch. 14. The power of social connection.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-295) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    BF575.L7 2009C11l
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0393335283
  • 9780393335286