Handbook of Happiness Research in Latin America [Hardcover]

This book presents original happiness research from and about a region that shows?unexpectedly high levels of happiness.?Even when Latin American countries cannot be classified as high-income countries their population do enjoy, on average, high happiness levels. The book draws attention to some important factors that contribute to the happiness of people, such as: relational values, human relations, solidarity networks, the role of the family, and the availability and gratifying using of leisure time. In a world where happiness is acquiring greater relevance as a final social and personal aim both the academic community and the social-actors and policy-makers community would benefit from Happiness Research in Latin America.

Chapter 1. Happiness, Research, and Latin America; Mariano Rojas.- Part I. The Relevance of Latin American Happiness.- Chapter 2. The Singularity of Latin American Patterns of Happiness; Pablo Beyt?a.- Chapter 3. The Social Psychology of Latin American Happiness; Jorge Yamamoto.- Chapter 4. The Relevance of Happiness: Choosing Between Development Paths in Latin America; Mariano Rojas.- Chapter 5. Trends and Challenges for the Research of Happiness in Latin America; Emilio Moyano D?az.- Part II. Human Relations and Happiness in Latin America.- Chapter 6. The Importance of Relational Goods for Happiness: Evidence from Manizales, Colombia; Liliana Vel?squez.- Chapter 7. Like the zompopito: Social Relationships in Happiness among Rural and Indigenous Women in Nicaragua; J?ssica Mart?nez Cruz and Hayde? Castillo Flores.- Chapter 8. Aging, Family Relations and Well-Being in Chile; Mar?a Soledad Herrera Ponce, Mar?a Beatriz Fern?ndez, and Carmen Barros.- Chapter 9. Happiness and Social Capital: Evidence from Latin American Countries; Francisco Moch?n Morcillo and Rebeca De Juan D?az.- Chapter 10.From the Individual to the Romantic Relationship: In Search of Happiness; Rozzana S?nchez Arag?n and Ricardo Diaz Loving.- Chapter 11. The lSE