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Pursuits of happiness : well-being in anthropological perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mathews, Gordon, Izquierdo, Carolina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Subjects:
Quality of life > Cross-cultural studies.
Well-being > Cross-cultural studies.
Happiness > Cross-cultural studies.
Anthropology > Philosophy.
Table of Contents:
  • Why anthropology can ill afford to ignore well-being / Neil Thin
  • Is a measure of cultural well-being possible or desirable? / Benjamin Nick Colby
  • Well-being among the Matsigenka of the Peruvian Amazon : health, missions, oil, and "progress" / Carolina Izquierdo
  • Embodied selves and social selves : aboriginal well-being in rural New South Wales, Australia / Daniela Heil
  • The shifting landscape of Cree well-being / Naomi Adelson
  • Well-being : lessons from India / Steve DernĂ©
  • Well-being, cultural pathology, and personal rejuvenation in a Chinese city, 1981-2005 / William Jankowiak
  • Finding and keeping a purpose in life : well-being and Ikigai in Japan and elsewhere / Gordon Mathews
  • Pleasure experienced : well-being and the Japanese bath / Scott Clark
  • Selfscapes of well-being in a rural Indonesian village / Douglas Hollan
  • Well-being and sustainability of daily routines : families with children with disabilities in the United States / Thomas S. Weisner.