Description |
x, 278 p. : ill., maps. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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 Derne -- 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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Quality of life -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Well-being -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Happiness -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Anthropology -- Philosophy.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Mathews, Gordon.
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Izquierdo, Carolina.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781845454487 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1845454480 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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