An Anthropological Journey into Well-Being Insights from Bolivia /

This volume is a unique contribution to the exploration of a new perspective in the study of well-being, which tries to overcome the quantification bias by creating an account of <U+0018>the good life<U+0019> in a specific place. Rather than numbers, this research focuses on local narrat...

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Main Author: Calestani, Melania. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5669-4
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Summary:This volume is a unique contribution to the exploration of a new perspective in the study of well-being, which tries to overcome the quantification bias by creating an account of <U+0018>the good life<U+0019> in a specific place. Rather than numbers, this research focuses on local narratives, emphasising the urgent need to include a wider range of methodological approaches when engaging with well-being. The volume demonstrates through the Bolivian case study the value of qualitative research for well-being studies. It shows the potential to integrate predominant quantitative data with qualitative outcomes, such as those emerging through ethnography. It is aimed at academics, researchers and students in well-being/quality of life studies, as well as audiences in the non-profit, governmental and policy in the non-profit sectors. The book provides new perspectives in achieving better indicators of well-being and quality-of-life.
Physical Description:X, 96 p. 4 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9789400756694
ISSN:2211-7644