The science of compassionate love : theory, research, and applications / / edited by Beverley Fehr, Susan Sprecher, and Lynn G. Underwood

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Disciplina: 152.41; 177.7
• Soggetto topico: Compassion; Emotions
• Altri autori: FehrBeverley Anne <1958-> GordonLynn Underwood SprecherSusan <1955->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Science of Compassionate Love; Contents; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I Definitions, Theory, and Measurement; 1 Compassionate Love: A Framework for Research; 2 Compassionate Love: Conceptual, Measurement, and Relational Issues; 3 Measuring Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, and Compassionate Love on US Television; Part II The Sociodemographics of Compassionate Love; 4 Loving and Caring in the United States: Trends and Correlates of Empathy, Altruism, and Related Constructs ; 5 Compassionate Motivation and Compassionate Acts across the Adult Life Course: Evidence from US National StudiesPart III Compassionate Love in Close Relationships; 6 Empathy and Compassionate Love in Early Childhood: Development and Family Influence; 7 Compassionate Love in Early Marriage; Part IV Compassionate Love for Non-Close Others; 8 A Behavioral Systems Perspective on Compassionate Love; 9 Compassionate Acts: Motivations for and Correlates of Volunteerism among Older Adults; 10 Compassionate Love for Ind
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The science of compassionate love
• ISBN: 9786612007507; 1-282-00750-5; 1-4443-0307-4; 1-4443-0308-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808678603321
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