The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications

Fehr, Beverley/ Sprecher, Susan/ Underwood, Lynn G., Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 1405153946 / ISBN 13: 9781405153942

Published by Blackwell Pub, 2008

About this Item

1st edition. 488 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405153946
• ISBN 13: 9781405153942
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

Beverley Fehr is Professor of Psychology at the University of Winnipeg.

Susan Sprecher is Professor of Sociology with Joint Appointment in Psychology at Illinois State University.

Lynn G. Underwood is Professor of Biomedical Humanities at Hiram College.