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Science of Compassionate Love, The: Theory, Research, and Applications
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Fehr, Beverley; Sprecher, Susan; Underwood, Lynn G.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- ISBN:
- 978-1-40-515393-5
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Description
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Description
This interdisciplinary volume presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics of altruism and compassionate love.
The book:
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
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Fehr, Beverley; Sprecher, Susan; Underwood, Lynn G.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-40-515393-5
- Specialty:
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- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 488
- Publication Year:
- 2008