Friendship (eBook)

The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

Lydia Denworth (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
320 Seiten
W. W. Norton & Company (Verlag)
9780393651553 (ISBN)

Infos

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Nonfiction Book of Winter 2020 and a Real Simple Best Book of 2020Accessible and enlightening. Denworth has crafted a worthy call to action. Washington PostIn this revelatory investigation, science journalist Lydia Denworth takes us in search of friendships biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations. An expert guide (Kathryn Bowers, New York Times Book Review), Denworth weaves past and present, field biology and neuroscience, to show how our bodies and minds are designed for friendship across life stages, the processes by which healthy social bonds are developed and maintained, and how friendship is changing in the age of social media. Now including a Q&A between the author and her close friend to guide reflection and conversation, Friendship is a clarion call for putting positive relationships at the center of our lives.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.1.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Schlagworte: affection • Compassion • Connection • Emotions • Empathy • evolutionary biology • Female friendship • Friends • Genetics • Health • loneliness • Nature versus nurture • Neuroscience • Primate Evolution • Psychology • relationships • Science Journalism • Social Media • Social neuroscience • touch
• ISBN-13: 9780393651553 / 9780393651553