PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Collectivism, Content Analysis, Lotus Sutra
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Happiness has been transformed over time in american english to reflect more of an individual"s state, as opposed to that of a collective. Subjective well-being: the feeling of how satisfied one is with one"s life. The nations that score highest on this measure are scandinavian and nordic countries, much of. Latin america, various english-speaking countries, and western europe. On the low end are the former soviet republics and some impoverished countries in africa and south asia. Well-being thus varies both across countries and across regions within countries (i. e. new england and the mountain states were faring better) People who live in countries in which they have access to enough wealth to easily meet the basic needs of life tend to be considerably more satisfied than those who do not. The relation between income and subjective well-being is much smaller in developed nations, although it is still positive. Countries that promote human rights the most tend to have the happiest citizens.
