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If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again! This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, childhood and development… A must read for students.
Culture and Society
Culture and Society
Culture and Society
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
Learning Objectives – At the End of the Chapter You Will Be Able To…
- Differentiate between intersubjective (culture) and interobjective (society) domains
- Think about how to apply PPIs at all levels of Bronfenbrenner's experimental ecology
- Know how to make the microsystem (immediate setting) more conducive to wellbeing
- Articulate the relevance of the mesosystem (links between microsystems) to wellbeing
- Conceive of and plan exosystem (community-level) PPIs
- Appreciate how macrosystems (e.g., political structures) influence wellbeing
- Understand the relevance to PP of progressive social movements (e.g., environmentalism)
List of Topics…
- Relationships and social capital
- Theories of gender
- Aesthetic and ergonomic design
- Virtual interaction
- Community wellbeing factors
- Quality of life acts
- Shared spaces and urban ...
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