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Born for love : why empathy is essential -- and endangered / Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D. Perry.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061656798 (pbk)
- Physical Description: x, 374 pages ; 20 cm.
- Edition: 1st Harper pbk ed.
- Publisher: New York ; Harper, 2011, c2010.
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| General Note: | "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2010 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Empathy. Love. |
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- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2010 May #2
Psychiatrist Perry (Child Trauma Acad.) and award-winning science journalist Szalavitz collaborated on The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and this work maintains their high standard of quality as they explore their topic as it pertains to the newborn infant and to society at large-here and abroad. Mirror neurons bond infant and caregiver, releasing the hormone oxytocin to ingrain and reinforce the lifelong capacity for empathy. Chapters use compelling vignettes to explain this phenomenon in adoption, autism, health, school; groups and gangs; war, economics, and politics; and status and stress. The authors effectively connect neurons and psyche, family, and the wider world. They explain epigenetics and how genes are "set" for or against flexibility by early experience. Research shows the advantages of paid leave for new parents and the disadvantages of screen time (e.g., television and video games), economic inequality (which fosters mistrust and alienation), and chronic stress. VERDICT This clear, expert, up-to-date presentation of what makes us human, happy, and durable as a species will enhance any library. [-Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-198767-0.]-E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, DC Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
