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An Anthropological Journey into Well-Being: Insights from Bolivia: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research

Autor Melania Calestani
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2012
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 ‘the good life’ 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, governmental and policy sectors. The book provides new perspectives in achieving better indicators of well-being and quality-of-life.                                       
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789400756687
ISBN-10: 9400756682
Pagini: 108
Ilustrații: X, 96 p. 4 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:2013
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research

Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands

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Research

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Suma Jakaña.- Chapter 3. Fiesta and Dancing: Community and Religion.- Chapter 4. Social Protests.- Chapter 5. Well-being and Community.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.-

Notă biografică

Trained as a geographer and anthropologist in Italy and the UK, Melania Calestani has carried out research in the Bolivian highlands, Western Samoa, Guam, Europe,and the UK. Her main interests include issues related to well-being, faith, morality, and value.

Her work has mainly focussed on individual and collective definitions of `the good life', exploring potential contradictions between different models and analysing how individual dimensions compete with collective ones in this context. In Bolivia Melania looked at different actions adopted for the achievement of well-being, taking into account gender and generational differences. In particular, these include social protests, moments of fiesta, household cooperation, and the resort to supernatural forces through private rituals such as cambio de suerte -change of luck, showing how material and spiritual well-being are both mediated through objects and faith. Melania Calestani is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton.

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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 ‘the good life’ 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.           

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A unique contribution to the exploration of a new perspective in the study of well-being Focuses on individual and collective definitions of the 'good life' in the Bolivian plateau and explores potential contradictions between different orientations and models of well-being Offers a contribution to Andean anthropology and to the understanding of 'poverty' and wellbeing Makes a contribution to debates regarding poverty and well-being? Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras