Loneliness
Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection
By John T. Cacioppo & William Patrick
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.
- ISBN:
- 9780393335286
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 336
- Published:
- Publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- Imprint:
- WW Norton & Co
- Weight:
- 257 g