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Touching The Human Significance of the Skin

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ISBN-10: 0060960280

ISBN-13: 9780060960285

Edition: 3rd 1986

Authors: Ashley Montagu, Jeanne Montague, A. Montagu

List price: $18.99
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Description:

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
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/10/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.59" wide x 7.72" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
The Mind of the Skin
The Womb of Time
Breastfeeding
Tender, Loving Care
The Physiological Effects of Touching
Skin and Sex
Growth and Development
Culture and Contact
Touch and Age
Envoi
Therapeutic Touch
The Effects upon the Mother of Removal of the Infant Immediately after Birth
References
Index