Happiness Across Cultures
Happiness Across Cultures: Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures by Helaine Selin
English | 29 Feb. 2012 | ISBN: 9400726996 | 513 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
English | 29 Feb. 2012 | ISBN: 9400726996 | 513 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
Different cultures experience happiness differently. Traditionally, the West is considered materialistic, and happiness is said to come from achievement and acquisition. The East is said to be more people-oriented, where happiness is a result of deep personal interactions. Thus, poor people can be happier in the East than the West, because they are not so concerned with possession and more with society.