Love at Goon Park
Subtitle: Harry Harlow and the science of affection
By: Deborah Blum
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chichester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780470850725
Subjects: Psychologists; History; Love; Psychology; Psychologues; Histoire; Amour; Psychologie
Description: Deborah Blum examines the history of love through the lens of its strangest unsung hero: a brilliant, fearless, alcoholic psychologist named Harry Frederick Harlow. Pursuing the idea that human affection could be understood, studied, even measured, Harlow (1905-1981) arrived at his conclusions by conducting research-sometimes beautiful, sometimes horrible-on the primates in his University of Wisconsin laboratory. Paradoxically, his darkest experiments may have the brightest legacy, for by studying "neglect" and its life-altering consequences, Harlow confirmed love's central role in shaping not only how we feel but also how we think.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: The invention of Harry Harlow -- -- 2.; title: Untouched by human hands -- -- 3.; title: The alpha male -- -- 4.; title: The curiosity box -- -- 5.; title: The nature of love -- -- 6.; title: The perfect mother -- -- 7.; title: Chains of love -- -- 8.; title: The baby in the box -- -- 9.; title: Cold hearts and warm shoulders -- -- 10.; title: Love lessons.