| Description |
xxiii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Science across cultures : the history of non-western science, 1568-2145 ; volume 6 |
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Science across cultures ; volume 6
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: Happiness in a Post-conflict Society: Rwanda / Claire Wallace -- Happiness in Navajos (Dine Ba' Hozho) / Angela A.A. Willeto -- It's All in the Family: Wellbeing Among Inuit in Arctic Canada / Lori Idlout -- Climate, Cash, and Culturally Embedded Happiness / Evert Van de Vliert -- Hinduism, Happiness and Wellbeing: A Case Study of Adulthood in an Oriya Hindu Temple Town / Usha Menon -- The Science of Happiness: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / Stephen G. Morris -- Does Happiness Differ Across Cultures? / Ruut Veenhoven |
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Contents note continued: Happiness in an Aboriginal Australian Community: What It Means ̀To Be Well' and ̀To Enjoy Life' in Central-Western New South Wales, Australia / Daniela Heil -- Happiness in the Amazon: Folk Explanations of Happiness in a Hunter-Horticulturalist Society in the Bolivian Amazon / Victoria Reyes-Garcia -- Happiness in Brazil / Gazi Islam -- Happiness in Mexico: The Importance of Human Relations / Mariano Rojas -- Happy Villages and Unhappy Slums? Understanding Happiness Determinants in Peru / Jackeline Velazco -- Life Satisfaction in Malawi / Simon Davies -- Happiness in Nigeria: A Socio-Cultural Analysis / Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero -- Ghanaian Happiness: Global, Cultural, and Phenomenological Perspectives / Vivian Afi Abui Dzokoto -- Living The Good Life: An Economic View of Happiness in South Africa / Jeffrey T. Bookwalter -- Concepts of Wellbeing Among Organic Farmers and Plantation Workers in Madagascar / Cathy Rozel Farnworth -- |
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Machine generated contents note: Happiness in India / Ed Diener -- Happiness on the Tibetan Plateau / Dave Webb -- Happiness and Life Satisfaction in Malaysia / Kurt Schwabe -- Happiness and Quality of Life in the People's Republic of China / Gareth Davey -- Quality of Life of an Asian Metropolis in a Governance Crisis: The Case of Hong Kong / Ming Sing -- Quality of Work Life in Macau / Gareth Davey -- Satisfaction and Societal Quality in Kazakhstan / Claire Wallace -- Singapore: A Happy State of Mind? / Soo Jiuan Tan -- Happiness in Thailand / Rossarin Soottipong Gray -- The Politics of Wellbeing in International Development: Research with Organic Farmers in Cambodia / Alice Beban -- Farmers' Happiness from Fish Production: A Case Study in Vietnam / Nguyen Minh Due -- Constructions of Happiness and Satisfaction in the Kingdom of Tonga / Sean E. Moore -- |
| Summary |
Different cultures experience happiness differently. Traditionally, the West is considered materialistic, and happiness is said to come from¡achievement and acquisition. The East is said to be more people-oriented, where happiness is a result of deep personal interactions. Thus, poor people can be happier in the East than the West, because they are not so concerned with possession and more with society. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western countries and cultures. Its coverage is diverse and spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing unique perspectives of happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories |
| Analysis |
Applied psychology |
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Cross Cultural Psychology |
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Non-Western Philosophy |
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Philosophy, modern |
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Quality of Life Research |
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Quality of Life |
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Regional and Cultural Studies |
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Regional planning |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Happiness.
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Quality of life.
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Social accounting.
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| Author |
Davey, Gareth, editor of compilation
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Selin, Helaine, 1946- editor of compilation
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| LC no. |
2011946228 |
| ISBN |
9400726996 (alk. paper) |
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9789400726994 (alk. paper) |
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