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1. Longing, Intimacy and Loneliness

   Edited by Ami Rokach

   This book examines the very basic human need to belong. It looks at the intimacy that is a cornerstone of such belonging and closeness, romantic relationships, which signify belonging in the Western world, and loneliness and love, which are inextricably linked to the subject. The book examines...

   To Be Published September 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Loneliness Updated

   Recent research on loneliness and how it affects our lives

   Edited by Ami Rokach

   "To be alone is to be different. To be different is to be alone, and to be in the interior of this fatal circle is to be lonely. To be lonely is to have failed" (Susan Schultz, 1976) Loneliness carries a significant social stigma, as lack of friendship and social ties is socially undesirable, and...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge