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Creating The World We Want To Live In
How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future
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Creating The World We Want To Live In
How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future
About this book
This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views, beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the people in that world.
Written by eminent researchers and experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world, addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment. Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and aspirational.
The book is designed for a wide audience – anyone seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions or communities.
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Yes, you can access Creating The World We Want To Live In by Bridget Grenville-Cleave,Dóra Guðmundsdóttir,Felicia Huppert,Vanessa King,David Roffey,Sue Roffey,Marten de Vries in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Applied Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Index
Aboriginal 24, 47, 99, 120
Abramowitz, Sharon 133
Academic 39–52, 95, 130, 133, 230
Activism 95, 136, 185, 212, 216
Action for Happiness 135
Addiction 119, 144
Affiliation 146
Age/ageing 11, 29, 46, 48, 74–87, 117, 144
Chronological vs physical 75
Centre for Ageing Better 84
Pension age 77–8
Agency 8–9, 28, 32, 35, 46, 49, 63, 78, 86, 97–9, 129, 131, 133, 145, 179, 185, 211, 223–4
Ahmad, Aehem 149
Alcohol/Drugs 30, 112, 117–19, 144, 161, 184
Altruism 127, 134–8, 208, 232
Anxiety xvi, 11, 39, 48, 66, 94, 114–5, 143, 150, 183, 219
Appreciative Inquiry 11, 180
Art(s) 40–2, 48, 75, 95, 102, 148–50, 165, 218
Aspiration 28, 32, 34, 47, 51
Attention/awareness 10–13, 33, 61, 68, 92–4, 103, 116, 126–131, 160, 165–70, 216, 225
Atwal, Kulvarn 44
Augoustinos, Martha 177
Autism (see neurodiversity)
Autonomy 4, 8–9, 14, 28, 42, 59–62, 66–70, 78, 84–5, 112, 129, 142, 146, 175, 186, 225, 230
Bandura, Alfred 167
Banerjee, Abhijit 196
Barenboim, Daniel 149
Bauman, Zygmunt 125, 129
Being in nature 11, 150–2, 218–21, 229–30, 238–9
Bellingcat 162, 170
Belonging 7, 11, 51–2, 60, 125, 129–134, 144–5, 159, 212, 216, 220, 229
Exclusive vs inclusive 28, 102, 178
Berger, Rony 182
Berners-Lee, Tim 161
Biafra, Jello 163
Bigotry 96
Biodiversity 229–232
Black Lives Matter xvi, 40, 96, 102, 131, 136, 149, 163, 167, 177, 182–3, 204, 237–9
Brach, Tara 239
Brain 7, 13–14, 26, 29, 38, 49, 115, 161
Branson, Richard 79
Broadcast media 161–9
Bronfenbrenner, Urie 25
Brown, Les 74
Brown, Stephanie 112
Budget 187, 194
Built environment 220
Bullying 28, 33, 43, 47, 102, 164, 189
‘Busyness’ 139, 144, 239
Campaign to End Loneliness 78
Capaldi, Colin 150
Care/caring: 3, 7, 11–15, 28, 60–1, ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- The authors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface: a new beginning
- About this book
- PART A: Introduction
- PART B: What makes for a good life?
- PART C: The foundations of everyday flourishing
- PART D: The world around us
- PART E: Conclusion
- Index