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acquaintances
Author_Karen L. Fingerman
Author_Melinda Blau
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community
companionship
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friendship
HMM=211
human connection
IMPN=WW Norton & Co
importance of socialization
ISBN13=9780393338454
isolation
Language_English
loneliness
neighborhood
networking
PA=To order
pandemic effect on society
pandemic effects
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psychology of relationships
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relationships
science of relationships
SMM=20
social circle
social distancing
social isolation
social psychology
socialization
society
Subject=Family & Health
Subject=Psychology
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- ISBN 9780393338454
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 313g
- Dimensions: 142 x 211 x 20mm
- Publication Date: 26 Jul 2010
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: New York, US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Our barista, our mechanic, our coworker—they populate our days, but we often take them for granted. Yet these are the people who bring novelty and information into our lives, allow us to exercise different parts of ourselves, and open us up to new opportunities. In their unprecedented examination of people on the periphery, psychologist Karen Fingerman, who coined the term “consequential strangers,” collaborates with journalist Melinda Blau to expand on and make her own groundbreaking research come alive. Drawing as well from Blau’s more than two hundred interviews with specialists in psychology, sociology, marketing, and communication, the book presents compelling stories of individuals and institutions, past and present. A rich portrait of our social landscape—on and off the Internet—it presents the science of casual connection and chronicles the surprising impact that consequential strangers have on business, creativity, the work environment, our physical and mental health, and the strength of our communities.
Melinda Blau, co-author of the best-selling Baby Whisperer series, writes extensively about relationships and trends. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Karen L. Fingerman, PhD, the Berner Hanley Professor at Purdue University, lives in West Lafayette, Indiana.
