The Science Of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, And Applications

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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 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

  • E-Book Content

    The Science of Compassionate Love The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications. Edited by B. Fehr, S. Sprecher and Lynn G. Underwood. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-15393-5 9781405153935_1_pretoc.indd i 5/1/2008 1:01:30 PM The Science of Compassionate Love Theory, Research, and Applications edited by Beverley Fehr, Susan Sprecher, and Lynn G. Underwood A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication 9781405153935_1_pretoc.indd iii 5/1/2008 1:01:31 PM This edition first published 2009 © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global edit