Well-Being: Individual, Community and Social Perspectives
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Description for Well-Being: Individual, Community and Social Perspectives
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the twenty-first Century. Editor(s): Haworth, John; Hart, Graham. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the Twenty-First Century.
This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the Twenty-First Century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230355682
SKU
V9780230355682
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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JOHN HAWORTH is Visiting Research Fellow in the Research Institute for Health and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has published extensively on work, leisure and well-being. Formerly at Manchester University, he co-founded the Leisure Studies Association, and the international journal Leisure Studies. GRAHAM HART is Professor Sexual Health and Director of the Division of Population ... Read more
Reviews for Well-Being: Individual, Community and Social Perspectives
'...an important contribution to positive psychology. John Haworth and Graham Hart have brought together a panel of international experts to authoritatively outline the state of the science of well-being and the implications of this for research, policy and practice.' - Alan Carr, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland 'This is a book that should be widely read. ... Read more