The Science of Compassionate Love
Theory, Research, and Applications
Published on 26. January 2009
488 pages
978-1-4443-0308-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Science of Compassionate Love is an interdisciplinaryvolume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics ofaltruism and compassionate love. The book
* Adopts a social science approach to understanding compassionatelove
* Emphasizes positive features of social interaction
* Encourages the appropriate expression of compassionate loveboth to those in intimate relationships and to strangers
* Includes articles by distinguished contributors from the fieldsof Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, Family Studies,Epidemiology, Medicine and Nursing
* Is ideal for workshops on compassionate love, PositivePsychology, and creating constructive interactions between healthprofessionals and patients
Reviews / Votes
For this splendid collection, Fehr (psychology, Univ. of Winnipeg), Sprecher (sociology, Illinois State University), and Underwood (biomedical humanities, Hiram College) assembled 15 original essays on "the science of compassionate love," i.e., "the kind of love that is a central feature in many religious traditions: a self-giving, caring love that values the other highly and has the intention of giving full life to the other." The contributors work in a variety of disciplines--social psychology, communication, health science. Together they present a state-of-the-art perspective, oriented toward future scientific investigations of compassionate love but in touch with its roots in developments such as humanistic psychology. This volume will have special appeal for psychologists but also, one can only hope, for humanists invested in the recent turn toward positive psychology. Mental health practitioners will also benefit from the clear delineation of the subject, finding links, for example, between compassionate love and the art of compassion central to mindfulness-based psychotherapies grounded in the Buddhist psychological tradition. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. -- M. Uebel, University of Texas (CHOICE, March 2009)"By bringing cutting-edge science to bear on the ways in whichcompassionate love is manifest in human activity, these scientistsprovide an encouraging and sensible antidote to the cynical view ofhuman nature that is so common today. Readers will find this volumea rich source of ideas for research and applications." -Harry T. Reis, University of Rochester "What the world needs now is not just love but compassionatelove defined as 'giving of self for the good of the other' whethersomeone close, unknown others or humanity in general. This volumebrings together distinguished researchers from a number of socialscience disciplines to focus on this important aspect of love. Thebook clearly fulfills its goal of providing a 'state of the art'treatment of this important topic. Hopefully it will also encouragefuture research that will increase our understanding of how todevelop compassionate love in our troubled world." -Patricia Noller, University of QueenslandMore details
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Persons
Beverley Fehr is Professor of Psychology at the Universityof Winnipeg.
Susan Sprecher is Professor of Sociology with JointAppointment in Psychology at Illinois State University.
Lynn G. Underwood is Professor of Biomedical Humanitiesat Hiram College.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments: Beverley Fehr (University ofWinnipeg), Susan Sprecher (Illinois State University), and LynnUnderwood (Hiram College).
Part I: Definitions, Theory, and Measurement.
1. Compassionate Love: A Framework for Research: Lynn G.Underwood (Hiram College).
2. Compassionate Love: Conceptual, Measurement, and RelationalIssues: Beverley Fehr (University of Winnipeg) and Susan Sprecher(Illinois State University).
3. Measuring Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, and CompassionateLove on US Television: Stacy L. Smith (University of SouthernCalifornia), Sandi W. Smith (Michigan State University), KatherineM. Pieper (University of Southern California), Edward Downs (PennState University), Jina H. Yoo (University of Missouri St. Louis),Becka Bowden (Michigan Bankers Association), Amber Ferris (KentState University), and Matthew C. Butler (Office of Health andHuman Services, State of Michigan).
Part II: The Sociodemographics of Compassionate Love.
4. Love and Caring in the United States: Trends and Correlatesof Empathy, Altruism, and Related Constructs: Tom W. Smith(University of Chicago).
5. Compassionate Motivation and Compassionate Acts across theAdult Life Course: Evidence from US National Studies: Nadine F.Marks (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jieun Song (Universityof Wisconsin-Madison).
Part III: Compassionate Love in Close Relationships.
6. Empathy and Compassionate Love in Early Childhood:Development and Family Influence: Brenda L. Volling, Amy M. Kolak,and Denise E. Kennedy (all University of Michigan).
7. Compassionate Love in Early Marriage: Lisa A. Neff(University of Toledo) and Benjamin R. Karney (University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles).
Part IV: Compassionate Love for Non-Close Others.
8. A Behavioral Systems Perspective on Compassionate Love: MarioMikulincer (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya), Phillip R. Shaver(University of California, Davis), and Omri Gillath (University ofKansas).
9. Compassionate Acts: Motivations for and Correlates ofVolunteerism among Older Adults: Allen M. Omoto (Claremont GraduateUniversity), Anna M. Malsch (Portland State University), and JorgeA. Barraza (Claremont Graduate University).
10. Compassionate Love for Individuals in Other Social Groups:Salena Brody (Collin County Community College), Stephen C. Wright(Simon Fraser University), Arthur Aron (State University of NewYork at Stony Brook), and Tracy McLaughlin-Volpe (BostonCollege).
Part V: Compassionate Love in Health Care and OtherCaregiving Contexts.
11. Compassionate Family Caregiving in the Light and Shadow ofDeath: Linda J. Roberts, Meg Wise, and Lori L. DuBenske (allUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison).
12. Compassionate Clinicians: Exemplary Care in HospitalSettings: David R. Graber (Medical University of South Carolina)and Maralynne D. Mitcham (College of Health Professions).
13. Caregiving in Sociocultural Context: Norman D. Giesbrecht(University of Calgary).
Part VI: Compassionate Love in an InterculturalContext.
14. Testing Aspects of Compassionate Love in a Sample ofIndonesian Adolescents: Julie Vaughan, Nancy Eisenberg (bothArizona State University), Doran C. French (Illinois WesleyanUniversity), Urip Purwono (Universitas Padjadjaran), Telie A.Suryanti (associate consultant), and Sri Pidada (deceased).
Part VII: Commentary.
15. Compassionate Love: Concluding Reflections: Daniel Perlman(University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and RozzanaSánchez Aragón (National Autonomous University ofMexico).
Index
