Measuring Wellbeing in an Age of Austerity

Lee, Simon

Abstract

The authors of this volume set out to find whether there are any specific cultural features of the Anglo-American notion of wellbeing or whether there is a specific model. Among the wealth of literature on wellbeing over the last few years, a number of studies (mainly empirical) have analysed the impact of different cultures on wellbeing. Nevertheless, studies of the influence of culture and different civilisations have tended to take a very broad perspective (East-West, the Western world vs the developing world, collective vs individualistic cultures). This volume takes quite a different approach by exploring the influence of culture within the Anglosphere and more particularly Anglo-American wellbeing, to examine whether two countries, with similar cultural roots and strong adherence to neo-liberal policies, conceive of wellbeing in the same manner.

Citation

Lee, S. (2017). Measuring Wellbeing in an Age of Austerity. In C. Coron, & L. Dalingwater (Eds.), Wellbeing: Challenging the Anglo-Saxon Hegemony (81-93). Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle

• Publication Date: 2017
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2022
• Pages: 81-93
• Book Title: Wellbeing: Challenging the Anglo-Saxon Hegemony
• ISBN: 9782878547115
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3949112
• Publisher URL: https://psn.univ-paris3.fr/ouvrage/wellbeing-challenging-anglo-saxon-hegemony