ABSTRACT
Touch is the emotion of close encounters and can signal great interest in other or in some cases, lack of touch signals extreme hatred or indifference. The largest organ of our body, touch is instrumental to all human development, from birth to death. The skin through the polygraph has long been used asalie detector. The chapter explores touch with other variables including culture, gender, race, age, and status. Different types of touch areapat,asqueeze,abrush, andastroke.
