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Book Title
Pursuits of Happiness : Well-Being in Anthropological Perspective
ISBN
9781845457082

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1845457080
ISBN-13
9781845457082
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79601316

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
290 Pages
Publication Name
Pursuits of Happiness : Well-Being in Anthropological Perspective
Language
English
Subject
Personal Growth / Happiness, General, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science, Self-Help, Medical
Author
Carolina Izquierdo
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The chapters ...are very clearly written...and provide a wealth of materials illuminating diverse understandings of bodily, interpersonal, and existential dimensions of well-being, and how these are fostered and threatened in particular social-cultural settings and in relation to national institutions and global forces."   ·  Journal of Anthropological Research, "The chapters ...are very clearly written...and provide a wealth of materials illuminating diverse understandings of bodily, interpersonal, and existential dimensions of well-being, and how these are fostered and threatened in particular social-cultural settings and in relation to national institutions and global forces."     Journal of Anthropological Research, "The chapters ...are very clearly written...and provide a wealth of materials illuminating diverse understandings of bodily, interpersonal, and existential dimensions of well-being, and how these are fostered and threatened in particular social-cultural settings and in relation to national institutions and global forces." Journal of Anthropological Research
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.09
Table Of Content
Introduction: Anthropology, Happiness, and Well-Being Gordon Mathews and Carolina Izquierdo PART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Chapter 1. Why Anthropology Can Ill Afford to Ignore Well-Being Neil Thin Chapter 2. Is a Measure of Cultural Well-Being Possible or Desirable? Benjamin Nick Colby PART II: WELL-BEING IN SMALL-SCALE SOCIETIES Chapter 3. Well-Being Among the Matsigenka of the Peruvian Amazon: Health, Missions, Oil, and "Progress" Carolina Izquierdo Chapter 4. Embodied Selves and Social Selves: Aboriginal Well-Being in Rural New South Wales, Australia Daniela Heil Chapter 5. The Shifting Landscape of Cree Well-Being Naomi Adelson PART III: WELL-BEING, CULTURE AND THE STATE Chapter 6. Well-Being: Lessons from India Steve Derné Chapter 7. Well-Being, Cultural Pathology, and Personal Rejuvenation in a Chinese City, 1981- 2005 William Jankowiak Chapter 8. Finding and Keeping a Purpose in Life: Well-Being and Ikigai in Japan and Elsewhere Gordon Mathews PART IV: NEW ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIRECTIONS Chapter 9. Pleasure Experienced: Well-Being and the Japanese Bath Scott Clark Chapter 10. Selfscapes of Well-Being in a Rural Indonesian Village Douglas Hollan Chapter 11. Well-Being and Sustainability of Daily Routines: Families with Children with Disabilities in the United States Thomas S. Weisner Conclusion: Towards an Anthropology of Well-Being Gordon Mathews and Carolina Izquierdo Tables Figures Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Anthropology has long shied away from examining how humanbeings 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, acommunity, and a society and the comparison of well-beingwithin and across societies is a new and important ......, 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. Gordon Mathews is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has written What Makes Life Worth Living? How Japanese and Americans Make Sense of Their Worlds (1996) and Global Culture /Individual Identity: Searching for Home in the Cultural Supermarket (2000), and co-written Hong Kong, China: Learning to Belong to a Nation (2007); he has co-edited Consuming Hong Kong (2001) and Japan's Changing Generations (2004). Carolina Izquierdo is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research has centered on health and well-being among the Matsigenka in the Peruvian Amazon, the Mapuche in Chile, and middle-class families in the United States., 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.
LC Classification Number
HN25 .P87 2009

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