The psychological wealth of nations : do happy people make a happy society? /

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Author / Creator:Oishi, Shigehiro.
Imprint:Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Description:xii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Contemporary social issues
Contemporary social issues (Chichester, England)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8679024
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ISBN:9781405192118 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405192119 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405192101 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405192100 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • What is psychological wealth?
  • The measurement of psychological wealth
  • The material and psychological wealth of individuals
  • Relational and psychological wealth
  • Personality and psychological wealth
  • Interventions in psychological wealth
  • The benefits of psychological wealth
  • Optimal levels of psychological wealth : is more always better?
  • What is a good society?
  • Material wealth and psychological wealth of nations
  • Psychological wealth of nations beyond money
  • Happy individuals, happy society?
  • Summary and conclusion.