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" Love at Goon Park : "
Deborah Blum.
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BL
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598527
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b427746
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| Main Entry
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Blum, Deborah,1954-
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Love at Goon Park : : Harry Harlow and the science of affection /\ Deborah Blum.
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xvi, 336 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0738202789
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-326) and index.
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| Abstract
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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. In this meticulously researched and masterfully written book, Pulitzer Prize-winner Blum examines the history of love through the lens of its strangest unsung hero: a brilliant, fearless, alcoholic psychologist named Harry Frederick Harlow in a powerful and disturbing narrative that will forever alter the understanding of human relationships. Blum (journalism, U. of Wisconsin) won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for her writing about primate experiments and ethics. A chapter in her The Monkey Wars profiled psychologist Harry Harlow (1905-81) as a villain of the animals rights movement. Here, in a full biography, she views him as a pioneer in demonstrating the vital importance of relationships and love to health and survival.
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Harlow, Harry F., (Harry Frederick),1905-1981.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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Object Attachment.
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Primates.
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| Dewey Classification
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150/.92B
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| LC Classification
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BF109.H346B58 2002
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2002 M-577
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WZ 100H286b 2002
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