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Sociology of well-being : lessons from India / Steve Derne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Derné, Steve, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Well-being--India.
- Well-being.
- Quality of life--India.
- Quality of life.
- Social indicators--India.
- Social indicators.
- India--Social conditions.
- India.
- India--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (347 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [California] : Sage, 2017.
- Summary:
- Identifies the nature of well-being through analysis of in-depth interviews with Indians on what good life means to them This book explains well-being through insights gathered from qualitative interviews with Indians from different walks of life. It shows that well-being is mixed and transient, shifting in interactions. It reveals the universals that lead to well-being, bringing out interlinkages between health, wealth, and pleasure. Explaining variations by gender, class, age, and individual choice, the book highlights the distinctive insights in Indian religious traditions about life satisfaction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 93-85985-71-X
- 93-85985-73-6
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