The Village Effect

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Why Face-to-face Contact Matters

By Susan Pinker

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The Village Effect by Susan Pinker explores the remarkable impact that face-to-face social connections have on our well-being, health, and productivity. Drawing on research from psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, Pinker illustrates how strong relationships within communities can lead to longer, happier lives. The book provides compelling insights into the ways personal interactions influence various aspects of human life, from learning to healing.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in understanding the power of face-to-face interaction in fostering health, happiness, and success. The author delves into the science behind social connection, providing compelling evidence that engaging with others in person can lead to longer, more fulfilling lives. If you're curious about how our social environment impacts our well-being and learning, this book offers insightful perspectives backed by research.

The Village Effect

Blending cutting edge science with compelling personal narrative, bestselling author Susan Pinker examines the transformative power of human relationships and radically challenges our long-held assumptions about lifespan and happiness.

Blending cutting-edge science with compelling personal narrative, bestselling author Susan Pinker examines the transformative power of human relationships and radically challenges our long-held assumptions about lifespan and happiness.

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Marrying the findings of the new field of social neuroscience together with gripping human stories, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker explores the impact of face-to-face contact from cradle to grave, from city to Sardinian mountain village, from classroom to workplace, from love to marriage to divorce.

Her results are enlightening and enlivening, and they challenge our assumptions. Most of us have left the literal village behind, and don't want to give up our new technologies to go back there. But, as Pinker writes so compellingly, we need close social bonds and uninterrupted face-time with our friends and families in order to thrive – even to survive.

Creating our own village effect can make us happier. It can also save our lives.

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The Village Effect by Susan Pinker is praised for its insightful portrayal of the powerful impact of face-to-face interaction on health, intelligence, and success. Critics highlight Pinker's persuasive argument that despite the digital age, personal intimacy and social connections remain crucial. The book is commended for blending research and anecdote to advocate for the benefits of real-life human interaction over digital communication.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848878594

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Atlantic Books

Edition: Main

Illustration: integrated b/w line drawings & halftones

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 382g

Pages: 432

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Education & Reference Mindset & Self Help Non-Fiction Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Self-Help & Personal Development Susan Pinker

About the Author

Susan Pinker is a developmental psychologist, journalist, and author whose first book, The Sexual Paradox, won the American Psychological Association's most prestigious literary prize, the William James Book Award, and was published in seventeen countries. A national columnist, lecturer, and broadcaster whose work has garnered many writing awards, Pinker's ideas have been featured in The Times, the Guardian, The Economist, the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Financial Times, Der Spiegel, and O, The Oprah Magazine, among other publications. She lives in Montreal.