UID:
edocfu_9960860328702883
Format:
1 online resource (290 p.)
ISBN:
9781845458775
Content:
Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings may lead happy and fulfilling lives. This book, however, shows that the ethnographic examination of well-being—defined as “the optimal state for an individual, a community, and a society”—and the comparison of well-being within and across societies is a new and important area for anthropological inquiry. Distinctly different in different places, but also reflecting our common humanity, well-being is intimately linked to the idea of happiness and its pursuits. Noted anthropological researchers have come together in this volume to examine well-being in a range of diverse ways and to investigate it in a range of settings: from the Peruvian Amazon, the Australian outback, and the Canadian north, to India, China, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Tables and Figures --
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Acknowledgements --
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List of Contributors --
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Introduction ANTHROPOLOGY, HAPPINESS, AND WELL-BEING --
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PART ONE. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND --
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1 WHY ANTHROPOLOGY CAN ILL AFFORD TO IGNORE WELL-BEING --
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2 IS A MEASURE OF CULTURAL WELL-BEING POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE? --
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PART TWO. WELL-BEING IN SMALL-SCALE SOCIETIES --
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3 WELL-BEING AMONG THE MATSIGENKA OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON Health, Missions, Oil, and “Progress” --
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4 EMBODIED SELVES AND SOCIAL SELVES Aboriginal Well-Being in Rural New South Wales, Australia --
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5 THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF CREE WELL-BEING --
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PART THREE. WELL-BEING, CULTURE, AND THE STATE --
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6 WELL-BEING Lessons from India --
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7 WELL-BEING, CULTURAL PATHOLOGY, AND PERSONAL REJUVENATION IN A CHINESE CITY, 1981–2005 --
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8 FINDING AND KEEPING A PURPOSE IN LIFE Well-Being and Ikigai in Japan and Elsewhere --
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PART FOUR: NEW ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIRECTIONS --
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9 PLEASURE EXPERIENCED Well-Being and the Japanese Bath --
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10 SELFSCAPES OF WELL-BEING IN A RURAL INDONESIAN VILLAGE --
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11 WELL-BEING AND SUSTAINABILITY OF DAILY ROUTINES Families with Children with Disabilities in the United States --
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Conclusion TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF WELL-BEING --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1515/9781845458775
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781845458775
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781845458775
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