Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin

by Ashley Montagu

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060960285
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/10/1986
Edition description:	3rd ed
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.15(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface to the First Edition	ix
	Preface to the Second Edition	xi
	Preface to the Third Edition	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xvii
1	The Mind of the Skin	3
2	The Womb of Time	47
3	Breastfeeding	69
4	Tender, Loving Care	96
5	The Physiological Effects of Touching	198
6	Skin and Sex	204
7	Growth and Development	237
8	Culture and Contact	292
9	Touch and Age	393
	Envoi	401
Appendix 1	Therapeutic Touch	404
Appendix 2	The Effects upon the Mother of Removal of the Infant Immediately after Birth	412
	References	415
	Index	479

Editorial Reviews

"Dr. Montagu has produced a fascinating analysis...which should be read by all students of human behavior."

" -- Loren Eiseley""Excellent and well-documented."

" -- Psychology Today""The mother and father of all books written on touch."

" -- Dr. Jules Older"

From the Publisher

Dr. Montagu has produced a fascinating analysis...which should be read by all students of human behavior.

Loren Eiseley

Excellent and well-documented.

Psychology Today

The mother and father of all books written on touch.

Jules Older