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The Science of Compassionate Love
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The Science of Compassionate Love

Theory, Research, and Applications
PaperbackPaperback
EUR69,00

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"The Science of Compassionate Love" is an interdisciplinary volume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics of altruism and compassionate love. The bookAdopts 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
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-4051-5394-2
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
FormatTrade paperback (US)
PublisherWiley
Publishing date04/08/2008
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 150 mm, Height 224 mm, Thickness 28 mm
Weight703 g
Article no.12519417
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A5776918
Product groupBU533
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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.

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