Cultures of Wellbeing Method, Place, Policy
The authors challenge psychological perspectives on happiness and subjective wellbeing. Highlighting the politics of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, case studies across continents explore wellbeing in relation to health, children and youth, mi
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Cultures of Wellbeing Method, Place, Policy Edited by
Sarah C. White Professor of International Development and Wellbeing, University of Bath, UK
With
Chloe Blackmore Researcher, University of Bath, UK
Selection and editorial matter © Sarah C. White and Chloe Blackmore 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-53644-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-55779-0 ISBN 978-1-137-53645-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137536457 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cultures of wellbeing : method, place, policy / edited by Sarah White, Senior Lecturer, University of Bath, UK, Chloe Blackmore, Researcher, University of Bath, UK. pages cm 1. Interpersonal relations. 2. Well-being. I. White, Sarah, 1963– editor. II. Blackmore, Chloe, 1985– editor. HM1106.C85 2015 158—dc23 2015027912
To my family of origin: ‘Yes to life’ Margaret ‘Glass three quarters full’ Kathryn and Barrie, who even in late dementia can still sometimes engage himself and us with a conspiratorial wink Sarah, Bath 2015
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Contents
List of Illustrations
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Preface
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Notes on Contributors
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1 Introduction: The Many Faces of Wellbeing Sarah C. White
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Part I Mixed Methods 2 Enquiries into Wellbeing: How Could Qualitative Data Be Used to Improve the Reliability of Survey Data? Laura Camfield
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3 Measuring Nation
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