• ISBN13: 9788126936991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: December 9, 2023
• Pages: 342
• Original Price: INR 1495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 550 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

IDENTIFIES THE NATURE OF WELL-BEING THROUGH ANALYSIS OF IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH INDIANS ON WHAT GOOD LIFE MEANS TO THEM

This book explains well-being through insights gathered from qualitative interviews with Indians from different walks of life. It shows that well-being is mixed and transient, shifting in interactions. It reveals the universals that lead to well-being, bringing out interlinkages between health, wealth, and pleasure. Explaining variations by gender, class, age, and individual choice, the book highlights the distinctive insights in Indian religious traditions about life satisfaction.

Steve Derné is Professor of Sociology, State University of New York (SUNY), Geneseo. His earlier books on India explore family and emotion (Culture in Action, 1955), filmgoing (Movies, Masculinity, and Modernity, 2000), and globalization (Globalization on the Ground, 2008). His most recent book is Tantra and Technology: Practicing Wonder in Daily Life (2023).