Sociology of well-being : lessons from India /
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| Author / Creator: | Derné, Steve, 1960- author. |
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| Imprint: | Los Angeles, California : SAGE, 2017. |
| Description: | xv, 327 pages ; 22 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11355278 |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 327 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789385985720 9385985728 9789385985713 9789385985737 |