1. An Interdependent Approach to Happiness and Well-Being
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Uchida, Yukiko and Rappleye, Jeremy
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Interdependent Well-Being ,happiness studies ,well-being ,sociology of happiness ,international education ,collectivist cultures ,East Asia ,happiness and sustainability ,Individual differences in happiness and well-being ,interdependent approach to happiness ,the Japanese self ,cultural difference model ,culturally sensitive models of happiness ,Culture and Happiness ,emotion ,indices of happiness and well-being ,Happiness and Measurement ,bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJM Management & management techniques::KJMV Management of specific areas::KJMV2 Personnel & human resources management ,bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology::JMH Social, group or collective psychology ,bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology::JMA Psychological theory & schools of thought::JMAN Humanistic psychology ,bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability ,bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPP Public administration ,bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MM Other branches of medicine::MMJ Clinical psychology - Abstract
This open access book examines an interdependent approach to happiness and well-being, one that contrasts starkly with dominant approaches that have originated from Western culture(s). It highlights the diversity of potential pathways towards happiness and well-being globally, and answers calls - voiced in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - for more socially and environmentally sustainable models. Leading global organizations including the OECD, UNICEF, and UNESCO are now proposing human happiness and well-being as a more sustainable alternative to a myopic focus on GDP growth. Yet, the definition of well-being offered by these organizations derives largely from the philosophies, social sciences, and institutional patterns of Europe and the United States. Across seven chapters this book carefully probes the inadequacy of these approaches to well-being globally and reveals the distorting effect this has on how we imagine our world, organize institutions, and plan our collective future(s). It shares a wealth of evidence and examples from across East Asia - a region where interdependence remains foregrounded - and concludes by provocatively arguing that interdependence may provide a more sustainable approach to happiness and well-being in the 21st century. A timely and accessible book, it offers fresh insights for scholars and policymakers working in the areas of psychology, health, sociology, education, international development, public policy, and philosophy. This is an open access book.
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- 2024
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