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Well-Being: In Search of a Good Life?
Contributor(s): Searle, Beverley (Author)

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 ISBN: 1861348878     ISBN-13: 9781861348876
Publisher: Policy Press
OUR PRICE: $132.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2008
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Annotation: We are often told that "money can't buy happiness." But if money is not the answer then what is? This book considers the question by examining empirical data stretching back almost ten years. Whereas previous concerns of individual well-being have been drawn towards the negative outcomes of life experiences, the 21st century is seeing the emergence of a positive science, with a new focus on subjective well-being. This book provides a new approach by directly addressing the circumstances under which high, subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. The research adds new knowledge to the issues and debates which support the move towards a better understanding of the factors which promote subjective well-being. It examines demographic, social, spatial, health, domain satisfaction, and socio-economic circumstances in a rich and complex longitudinal study, and it provides previously unknown information on factors associated with improved and sustained high well-bein
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy
- Social Science | Research
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 302
LCCN: 2008399550
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" L (1.18 lbs) 208 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 10
 
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We are often told that 'money can't buy happiness'. But if money is not the answer then what is? This book considers this question by examining empirical data stretching back almost 10 years. Whereas previous concerns of individual well-being have been drawn towards the negative outcomes of life experiences, this book provides a new approach by directly addressing the circumstances under which high subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. Drawing on nine years of panel data, the book examines demographic, social, spatial, health, domain satisfaction and socio-economic circumstances in a rich and complex longitudinal study, providing previously unknown information on factors associated with improved and sustained high well-being. It shows that subjective assessments of our circumstances are more important to well-being than our objective conditions and suggests that high well-being may be the key to improvements in people's subjective experience of a wide range of adverse (and other) life events. It also highlights that high levels of well-being are more likely to be associated with our social relationships and health status than with income or personal status, and that affluence is no guarantee to high subjective well-being and indeed may have negative consequences. The 21st century is seeing the emergence of a positive science, with a new focus on subjective well-being. This research adds new knowledge to the issues and debates which support the move towards a better understanding of the factors that promote subjective well-being. Such findings will be important to the international academic field as well as the national political arena where improving well-being has become a part of the government's agenda.
 
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