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Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin » (3rd ed)
Authors: Ashley Montagu, Jeanne Montague
ISBN-13: 9780060960285, ISBN-10: 0060960280
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: September 1986
Edition: 3rd ed
Author Biography: Ashley Montagu
Book Synopsis
With more than 300,000 copies sold, this landmark book is an impressive examination of the importance of touching. "All professionals concerned with human behavior will find something of value. . . . Parents . . . can gain insight into the nurturing needs of infants."—Janet Rhoads, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Psychology Today
Excellent and well-documented.
Table of Contents
| Preface to the First Edition | ix | |
| Preface to the Second Edition | xi | |
| Preface to the Third Edition | xiii | |
| Acknowledgments | xvii | |
| 1 | The Mind of the Skin | 3 |
| 2 | The Womb of Time | 47 |
| 3 | Breastfeeding | 69 |
| 4 | Tender, Loving Care | 96 |
| 5 | The Physiological Effects of Touching | 198 |
| 6 | Skin and Sex | 204 |
| 7 | Growth and Development | 237 |
| 8 | Culture and Contact | 292 |
| 9 | Touch and Age | 393 |
| Envoi | 401 | |
| Appendix 1 | Therapeutic Touch | 404 |
| Appendix 2 | The Effects upon the Mother of Removal of the Infant Immediately after Birth | 412 |
| References | 415 | |
| Index | 479 |
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