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.

Author: John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393335286

About the Author
Cacioppo, John T.: - John T. Cacioppo (1951--2018) was a psychology professor at the University of Chicago and director of the university's Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience. He was the author of more than a dozen books, including Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connections.Patrick, William: - William Patrick, former editor for science and medicine at Harvard University Press, is editor in chief of the Journal of Life Sciences. He lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts.