Touch Matters: Handshakes, Hugs, and the New Science on How Touch Can Enhance Your Well-Being (-) 9781797221441, 9781797221458, 1797221442

A fascinating scientific and sociological exploration of our most underappreciated sense. Every day, we use our sense o

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English Pages 256 [258]

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Why we Touch
1. Developmental Touch: The Origins of Our Most Underappreciated Sense
2. Scientists Who Stroke: The Neuroscience of Touch
Part 2: Good Touching
3. Healthy Touch: Can Hugs Conquer the Common Cold?
4. Touch Hunger: What Happens When We Don’t Receive Enough Touch?
5. Tactile Intimacy: From Sex to Spooning, the Role of Intimate Touch in Relationships
Part 3: Touch Traits
6. Touchy-Feely or Avoid at All Costs: Our Touch Personas
7. Touch Culture: How Our Backgrounds Affect How We Perceive Touch
Part 4: Touch Matters
8. Social Touch: The Hidden Secret to Effective Teamwork
9. Do Touch, Don’t Touch: The Murky World of Touch at Work
10. Digital Touch: The Future of Touch in Our Society
Conclusion
Appendix: Further Materials
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
About Author

Touch Matters: Handshakes, Hugs, and the New Science on How Touch Can Enhance Your Well-Being (-)
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