A research agenda for social wellbeing / Neil Thin (School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK).

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Thin, Neil, author.

Contributor:

• ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

• Elgar research agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Well-being--Social aspects.
• Well-being.
• Social aspects.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages).
• polychrome

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

• Preface and acknowledgements
• Introduction
• PART I: WELLBEING, SOCIAL FLOURISHING, AND MORAL PROGRESS
• 1. The wellbeing lens
• 2. Social flourishing and self-transcendence
• 3. Moral progress
• PART 2: APPRECIATIVE LEARNING
• 4. Appreciative social enquiry
• 5. Positive social epidemiology
• PART 3: ASPIRATIONAL SOCIAL PLANNING
• 6. Motivational and anticipatory wellbeing
• 7. Convivial society: living well together
• 8. Fair society: Justice, inequality, and mobility
• 9. Conclusions: Wellbeing literacy as a private and public good
• References
• Index.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
• Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 11, 2020).

ISBN:

• 9781788976466
• 1788976460

Publisher Number:

40030385843

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.