Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/2009
ISBN: 9780393335286
Pages: 317
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d