Handbook of Happiness Research in Latin America. (Record no. 102894)
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| Personal name | Rojas, Mariano. |
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| Title | Handbook of Happiness Research in Latin America. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Dordrecht : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Springer Netherlands, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2015. |
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| Extent | 1 online resource (624 pages) |
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| Series statement | International Handbooks of Quality-Of-Life Series |
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| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1: Happiness, Research, and Latin America -- 1.1 Happiness -- 1.1.1 Happiness Is Important -- 1.1.2 Happiness Is an Ultimate Goal -- 1.1.3 Happiness Motivates Human Action -- 1.2 The Study of Happiness. The Old Traditions of Imputation and Presumption -- 1.2.1 The Imputation Tradition -- 1.2.2 The Presumption Tradition -- 1.3 The Scientific Study of Happiness. Happiness Research -- 1.3.1 Happiness Is a Life Experience of Being Well -- 1.3.2 The Epistemology of Happiness. Knowing Happiness -- 1.3.3 Measuring Happiness -- 1.4 Happiness in Latin America -- 1.4.1 The Region -- 1.4.2 Latin America Is a Happy Region. Is This a Paradox? -- 1.5 Happiness Research in Latin America -- 1.5.1 Researching Happiness in Latin America -- 1.5.2 The Contributions in the Handbook -- 1.6 Reconsideration of the Wealth of Nations -- Bibliography -- Part I: The Relevance of Latin American Happiness -- 2: The Singularity of Latin American Patterns of Happiness -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Traditional View of Social Progress and Political Emergence of Subjective Indicators -- 2.3 Inconsistency Comes into Play: The Curious Levels of Happiness in Latin America -- 2.4 Explaining ``Inconsistency´´ I: Individual Determinants of Happiness in Latin America -- 2.5 Explaining ``Inconsistency´´ II: The Impact of Social Relations -- 2.6 Overview: Consistency in the Indicators and Political Challenges -- Bibliography -- 3: The Social Psychology of Latin American Happiness -- 3.1 Latin American Happiness -- 3.2 Roots of Latin American Happiness: Small Traditional Villages -- 3.3 From Andean Tradition to Modernity: Peri-urban Pueblos -- 3.4 A Rural to Peri-urban Amazonian Corridor: Differences and Similarities with the Andes -- 3.5 Shantytowns: From Bucolic Happiness to Urban-Marginal Stress -- 3.6 Urban Latin American Happiness Structure. |
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| Formatted contents note | 3.6.1 Optimistic Adaptation -- 3.6.2 A Good Place to Live -- 3.6.3 Home -- 3.7 Conclusions: Latin American Happiness Processes -- 3.7.1 Family and Social Relations -- 3.7.2 Latin America: An Imperfect Place to Live, the Happy Adventure Park -- 3.7.3 Optimistic Adaptation as a Key Feature of Latin American Happiness Adaptation -- 3.7.4 Origins and Final Conclusions of Latin American Happiness -- Bibliography -- 4: The Relevance of Happiness: Choosing Between Development Paths in Latin America -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Happiness Provides New Relevant Information -- 4.2.1 Standard Economic Theory: Income and Well-Being -- 4.2.2 The Limitations of Income as a Proxy for Well-Being. Findings from Happiness Research -- 4.2.2.1 Persons Are Socially Immersed -- 4.2.2.2 People May Raise Their Aspirations and Change Their Evaluation Norms -- 4.2.2.3 People May Easily Adapt to the New Consumption Goods -- 4.2.2.4 Bias Towards Economic Goods. No Consideration of Relational Goods -- 4.2.2.5 Not All Needs Are Material. Human Beings Do Also Have Psychological Needs -- 4.2.2.6 There Is More to Life than the Standard of Living -- 4.3 The Pursuit of Development -- 4.3.1 The Relevant Questions About Pursuing Development -- 4.3.2 Income-Based Development in Latin America -- 4.3.3 Happiness-Based Development in Latin America -- 4.4 The Contribution of Happiness Research to Development Studies -- Bibliography -- 5: Trends and Challenges for the Research of Happiness in Latin America -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Method -- 5.2.1 Population and Sample -- 5.2.2 Instruments -- 5.2.3 Procedure -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Happiness Contributions in Latin America -- 5.3.2 The Concept of Happiness and Its Approach -- 5.3.2.1 From Philosophy and Theology to the Psychology of Happiness -- 5.3.2.2 The Essay Genre of Happiness -- 5.3.2.3 Happiness in Economics. |
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| Formatted contents note | 5.3.2.4 The Concept of Happiness and Some Counter-Stances -- 5.3.3 The Methods and Happiness as a Variable -- 5.3.3.1 About the Research Design and the Instruments -- 5.3.3.2 Contributions to Instrumentation in Psychology and Economics -- 5.3.4 About the ``Emic´´ Studies on Happiness and Others Studies -- 5.4 As a Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Part II: Human Relations and Happiness in Latin America -- 6: The Importance of Relational Goods for Happiness: Evidence from Manizales, Colombia -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Theoretical and Empirical Background -- 6.3 Subjective Well-Being in Manizales -- 6.4 Relational Goods in Manizales -- 6.4.1 Relations Within the Immediate Family -- 6.4.2 Other Social Relationships -- 6.4.3 Social Support -- 6.4.4 Interaction at Work -- 6.4.5 Relational Leisure -- 6.4.6 Social Participation -- 6.4.7 Political Participation -- 6.5 Relational Goods and Subjective Well-Being in Manizales -- 6.5.1 Relations Within the Immediate Family -- 6.5.2 Other Social Relationships -- 6.5.3 Social Support -- 6.5.4 Interaction at Work -- 6.5.5 Relational Leisure -- 6.5.6 Social Participation -- 6.5.7 Political Participation -- 6.5.8 Impact of Relational Goods on Happiness -- 6.6 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- 7: ``Like the Zompopito´´: Social Relationships in Happiness Among Rural and Indigenous Women in Nicaragua -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Methodological Approach to Life Histories -- 7.2.1 Collaborative Work: Continuous Contrast of Visions -- 7.2.2 The Conversation -- 7.2.3 Analysis and Presentation of Results -- 7.2.4 Necessary Notes on Positionality -- 7.3 What the Histories Tell Us About Happiness -- 7.3.1 Happiness and Poverty -- 7.3.2 The Context and the Main Macrosocial Events that Shape the Histories -- 7.3.3 Relationships in the Family. |
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| Formatted contents note | 7.3.4 The State, Community and Women: Ambivalent Institutional Relations -- 7.4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 8: Aging, Family Relations and Well-Being in Chile -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Conception of Well-Being and Its Measurement -- 8.3 Family Relations, Social Support and Elderly Well-Being -- 8.4 Individual Dimensions Explaining Well-Being Among the Elderly -- 8.5 Results About Variables Associated to Elderly Well-Being -- 8.6 Conclusions and Discussion -- Appendix -- Variables Included in the Regression Analysis -- Bibliography -- 9: Happiness and Social Capital: Evidence from Latin American Countries -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Background -- 9.3 Empirical Model -- 9.3.1 Social Networks Hypothesis -- 9.3.2 Social Trust Hypothesis -- 9.3.3 Social Norms Hypothesis -- 9.4 Data -- 9.4.1 Life Satisfaction -- 9.4.2 Social Networks -- 9.4.3 Social Trust -- 9.4.4 Social Norms -- 9.4.5 Variables Related to Socio-economic and Demographic Characteristics -- 9.5 Empirical Results -- 9.5.1 Social Capital Variables -- 9.5.2 Demographic and Socio-economic Variables -- 9.6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- 10: From the Individual to the Romantic Relationship: In Search of Happiness -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Two Main Types of Happiness -- 10.3 Definitions of Happiness -- 10.4 How Does Culture Impact Our Experience of Happiness? -- 10.5 Measurement HSCP of Happiness Emotional Expression in Mexico -- 10.6 Do I Have the Personal Resources to Experience Happiness? -- 10.6.1 Emotional Perception: Research in Mexico -- 10.6.2 Emotional Expression: Research in Mexico -- 10.6.3 Emotional Understanding: Some Research in Mexico -- 10.7 What Emotional Regulation Strategies Do I Use When a Situation Which Causes Happiness Presents Itself? -- 10.8 Couple Relationships: Searching for Happiness in Company -- 10.9 Conclusions -- Bibliography. |
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| Formatted contents note | 11: The Role of Relational Goods in the Relationship Between Illnesses and Satisfaction in Latin America -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Subjective Well-Being and Personal Health -- 11.2.1 The Focus of Subjective Well-Being -- 11.2.2 The Impact of Health Problems on Subjective Well-Being -- 11.2.3 Relational Goods as a Filter in the Relationship Between Health Problems and Health Satisfaction -- 11.3 The Survey -- 11.4 The Role of Relational Goods in the Disease-Satisfaction Relationship -- 11.4.1 The Econometric Model -- 11.4.2 Results -- 11.5 Discussion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Part III: Material Conditions and Happiness in Latin America -- 12: How the Economy Affects Happiness. Empirical Findings from Argentina -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Criteria to Measure Happiness -- 12.3 Happiness Research in Argentina -- 12.3.1 Comparisons of Happiness and Welfare -- 12.3.2 Economics and Happiness -- 12.3.3 Consumption of Recreation and Happiness -- 12.3.4 Leisure, Beliefs and Causes of Happiness -- 12.3.5 Happiness, Income Intensity and Changes -- 12.3.6 Economic Situation and Happiness -- 12.4 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 13: Relative Income and Job Satisfaction in Chile -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 A Brief Review of the Literature -- 13.3 Relative Income and Job Satisfaction -- 13.4 Data and Results -- 13.4.1 Information -- 13.4.2 Regression Analysis -- 13.4.3 Marginal Effects -- 13.4.4 Subjective Well-Being and Economic Growth -- 13.5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 14: Food-Deprivation and Subjective Well-Being in Latin America -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Theoretical Framework -- 14.2.1 Hunger and Subjective Well-Being -- 14.2.2 Is It Possible to Have High Well-Being in Hunger? -- 14.3 Dataset, Variables and Hypothesis -- 14.4 Estimation Strategy and Results -- 14.4.1 The Impact of Hunger on Subjective Well-Being. |
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| Formatted contents note | 14.4.2 What Factors Mitigate the Impact of Hunger in People´s Well-Being?. |
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