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Out of Touch: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine by Drouin, Michelle [Paperback]
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780262545990
- Book Title
- Out of Touch : How to Survive an Intimacy Famine
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Item Length
- 7.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Psychology
- Topic
- Social Aspects, Interpersonal Relations
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262545993
ISBN-13
9780262545990
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15057240348
Product Key Features
Book Title
Out of Touch : How to Survive an Intimacy Famine
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Aspects, Interpersonal Relations
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
4.8 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
158.2
Table Of Content
Preface vii Introduction: Contemplating the Future of Everything 1 1 How to Survive a Pandemic 29 2 How to Survive Childhood 59 3 How to Survive Friendship 89 4 How to Survive the Internet 113 5 How to Survive Dating 137 6 How to Survive Marriage 169 7 How to Survive Growing Old 201 Afterword 229 Acknowledgments 233 Notes 235 Index 269
Synopsis
A behavioral scientist explores love, belongingness, and fulfillment, focusing on how modern technology can both help and hinder our need to connect. A Next Big Idea Club nominee. Millions of people around the world are not getting the physical, emotional, and intellectual intimacy they crave. Through the wonders of modern technology, we are connecting with more people more often than ever before, but are these connections what we long for? Pandemic isolation has made us even more alone. In Out of Touch , Professor of Psychology Michelle Drouin investigates what she calls our intimacy famine, exploring love, belongingness, and fulfillment and considering why relationships carried out on technological platforms may leave us starving for physical connection. Drouin puts it this way- when most of our interactions are through social media, we are taking tiny hits of dopamine rather than the huge shots of oxytocin that an intimate in-person relationship would provide. Drouin explains that intimacy is not just sex-although of course sex is an important part of intimacy. But how important? Drouin reports on surveys that millennials (perhaps distracted by constant Tinder-swiping) have less sex than previous generations. She discusses pandemic puppies, professional cuddlers, the importance of touch, "desire discrepancy" in marriage, and the value of friendships. Online dating, she suggests, might give users too many options; and the internet facilitates "infidelity-related behaviors." Some technological advances will help us develop and maintain intimate relationships-our phones, for example, can be bridges to emotional support. Some, on the other hand, might leave us out of touch. Drouin explores both of these possibilities.
LC Classification Number
BF724.3.I58D76 2023
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