Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

â€œOne of the most important books about the human condition to appear in a decade.â€â€•Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness
University of Chicago social neuroscientist John T. Cacioppo unveils his pioneering research on the startling effects of loneliness: 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.
12 illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393335286
ReleaseDate 2009-08-10
UnitCount 1
UPCs 783324854602
EANs 9780393335286

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