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Title Positive nations and communities : collective, qualitative and cultural-sensitive processes in positive psychology / Helena Águeda Marujo, Luis Miguel Neto, editors
Published Dordrecht : Springer, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 262 pages) : illustrations
Series Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, 2210-5417 ; v. 6
Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology ; v. 6, 2210-5417
Contents Toward a Participatory and Ethical Conciousness in Positive Psychology: The Value Positioning in the Genesis of this Book / Helena Águeda Marujo and Luis Miguel Neto -- Part I: Introductory Perspectives -- Two Images: Rhizome and Gift-Exchange in Life and Service / Christopher J. Kinman -- Positive Institutions, Communities, and Nations: Methods and Internationalizing Positive Psychology Concepts / Grant J. Rich -- Part II: Display of Psychological Attributes: From Personal to Social -- The Altruism Spiral: An Integrated Model for a Harmonious Future / Lawrence Soosai Nathan and Antonella Delle Fave -- The Importance of Friendship in the Construction of Positive Nations / Graciela Tonon and Lía Rodriguez de la Vega -- Satsang: A Culture Specific Effective Practice for Well-Being / Kamlesh Singh, Anjali Jain and Dalbir Singh -- Cocurricular Activities and Student Development: How Positive Nations Encourage Students to Pursue Careers in Psychology / Mercedes A. McCormick, Grant J. Rich, Deborah Harris O'Brien and Annie Chai -- Part III: Realization: From Individual to Collective -- The European Football Championship as a Positive Festivity: Changes in Strengths of Character Before, During, and After the Euro 2008 in Switzerland / René T. Proyer, Fabian Gander, Sara Wellenzohn and Willibald Ruch -- Positive Psychology and Interpersonal Forgiveness Within Cultures / Júlio Rique Neto, Robert Enright, Bruna Seibel and Silvia Koller -- South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Process as Applied Positive Psychology in Nation Building / Marié P. Wissing and Q. Michael Temane -- Part IV: Agency: From Passive to Active -- Gross National Happiness: A Case Example of a Himalayan Kingdom's Attempt to Build a Positive Nation / George W. Burns -- The Revolution of Happiness and Happiness in Revolutions: The Case of the First Portuguese Republic / Miguel Pereira Lopes, Patrícia Jardim Da Palma and Telmo Ferreira Alves -- Positive Community Psychology and Positive Community Development: Research and Intervention as Transformative-Appreciative Actions / Luis Miguel Neto, Helena Águeda Marujo -- From South-West Africa to Namibia: Subjective Well-Being Twenty-One Years After Independence / Martina Perstling and Sebastiaan Rothmann
Summary This book approaches the field of positive psychology from a post-modern perspective. It explores the consequences of combining current trends and models with supplementary participatory and transformative methods. The book brings a more collective, qualitative, culturally sensitive and transformative approach to the processes of making sense and implementing the science of positive psychology. It moves beyond the individual level towards a "knowledge community" and "knowledge of the communities". The book is an invitation to more participatory and polyphonic dialogues in the field of positive psychology
Bibliography ReferencesChapter 2: Positive Institutions, Communities, and Nations: Methods and Internationalizing Positive Psychology Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methodological Considerations; 2.3 What Anthropology May Offer International Positive Psychology; 2.4 Mixed Methods and Internationalizing Positive Psychology; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Display of Psychological Attributes: From Personal to Social; Chapter 3: The Altruism Spiral: An Integrated Model for a Harmonious Future; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conceptualising Altruism: The State of the Art
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2013)
Subject Positive psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Positive psychology
Form Electronic book
Author Águeda Marujo, Helena, editor
Neto, Luis Miguel, editor
ISBN 9789400768697
9400768699