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Loneliness: human nature and the need for social connection
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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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cacioppo, J. T., & Patrick, W.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- ORCID
- John T. Cacioppo
- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2008-11-01
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 03
- Pages
- 46-1765-46-1765
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W1756842549
- Cited by
- 1,572
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 43 · 2024: 138 · 2023: 118 · 2022: 147 · 2021: 143 · 2020: 181 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 118 · 2017: 63 · 2016: 90 · 2015: 102 · 2014: 94 · 2013: 60 · 2012: 68
- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- loneliness, social connectedness, social bonds, social rejection, isolation, immune system, cognitive function, self-control, obesity, smoking, human nature, social neuroscience
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