Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin
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Manufacturer: Columbia Univ Pr
Written By: Ashley Montagu
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.182
EAN: 9780231034883
ISBN: 0231034881
Label: Columbia Univ Pr
Manufacturer: Columbia Univ Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 338
Publication Date: 1971-11
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Studio: Columbia Univ Pr
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Editorial Reviews for Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin
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Presents the findings of scientists and psychologists concerning the importance of tactile experience or its lack for the healthy behavioral development of the individual.
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Summary: A must have!!
Comment: Every Massage Therapist/Bodyworker should own a copy of this book. It is a great resource to have available.
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Summary: The Human Response to Touch
Comment: It was 1976 when I first discovered this book. I read it through cover to cover nodding my head as he affirmed what I had sensed in my young life: touch is essential to healthy human development.
Though the cover and title look corny now, thirty years later, the content for anyone interested in the human response to touch, is historic.
It is telling and tragic that our scientists had to use research on baby monkeys to document the primate suffering and distorted growth with lack of touch. We as a culture have tried to leave our mammalian and primate origins behind us, but as long as we live in our bodies, we will share the vital need for touch to fully develop and feel whole as human beings.
If you're already familiar with general information on the human response to touch and you're interested it taking it to the edge of what we know at the beginning of this 21st century, take a look at Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork (Third Edition). Job's Body takes the understanding of touch to a cellular level!
I would highly recommend it as a background reader for anyone considering becoming a massage therapist, and definitely anyone interested in human development and psychology.
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Summary: Review of The Human Significance of the Skin
Comment: I didn't get past the first 5 pages because it was too boring. It was like being back in 10th grade biology all over again.
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Summary: Freelance Psychologist's View
Comment: This book is positvely a must read for anyone interested in Human Behavioral Sciences and Psychology in general. I am only 20 years old but have been interested in the science behind human interaction for many years. I continue to read many books, but this is probably one of my favorites. The book is a great read, and covers in depth more about the actual physical interaction from birth till death than any other books I've read...I strongly suggest it.
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Summary: Excellent! A must read for health care workers.
Comment: This highly readable work does a wonderful job explaining the significance of touch in the physical and emotional life of humans. A better understanding of touch can alter the way we interact and is especially important to health care workers.
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