International differences in well-being

International differences in well-being / edited by Ed Diener, John F. Helliwell, Daniel Kahneman.

Starting from many different vantage points, the book reaches a consensus that many measures of subjective well-being, ranging from life evaluations through emotional states, based on memories and current evaluations, merit broader collection and analysis.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Diener, Ed, Helliwell, John F., Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-2024
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Series in positive psychology.
Subjects:
Well-being > Cross-cultural studies.
Quality of life > Cross-cultural studies.
Social indicators > Cross-cultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Quality of life
Social indicators
Well-being
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Income's association with judgments of life versus feelings / Ed Diener [and others]
  • The structure of well-being in two cities: life satisfaction and experienced happiness in Columbus, Ohio; and Rennes, France / Daniel Kahneman [and others]
  • Culture and well-being : conceptual and methodological issues / Shigehiro Oishi
  • Life satisfaction / Arie Kapteyn, James P. Smith, and Arthur van Soest
  • Life (evaluation), HIV/AIDS, and death in Africa / Angus Deaton, Jane Fortson, and Robert Tortora
  • Does relative income matter? Are the critics right? / R. Layard, G. Mayraz, and S. Nickell
  • Happiness and economic growth: does the cross section predict time trends? Evidence from developing countries / Richard A. Easterlin and Onnicha Sawangfa
  • Happiness adaptation to income beyond "basic needs" / Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
  • The Easterlin and other paradoxes: why both sides of the debate may be correct / Carol Graham, Soumya Chattopadhyay, and Mario Picon
  • International evidence on the social context of well-being / John F. Helliwell [and others]
  • How universal is happiness? / Ruut Veenhoven
  • Faith and freedom: traditional and modern ways to happiness / Ronald F. Inglehart
  • The impact of time spent working and job fit on well-being around the world / James K. Harter and Raksha Arora
  • Work, jobs, and well-being across the millennium / Andrew E. Clark.

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