The Science of Compassionate Love

Theory, Research, and Applications

• Author(s): Beverley Fehr, Susan Sprecher, Lynn G. Underwood,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 488
• ISBN_10: 1444303082
  ISBN_13: 9781444303087
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Psychology / Social Psychology , Psychology / General ,

Description:... 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