1st Edition
A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK
By Vani Kant Borooah
Copyright 2021
194 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life satisfaction between the predominant social group and subordinate groups.
The cases of India and South Africa receive deep attention in dedicated... Read more
Preface
1. Prologue
2. Subjective Well-Being: Happiness and Life Satisfaction in India and South Africa
3. Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, and Anger in the US
4. Domestic Violence: Emotional and Physical Abuse of Wives in India
5. Racial Bias in Policing: Police stop-and-searches in England and Wales
6. Prejudice: Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Patriarchy in the World
7. Epilogue
Index
Biography
Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster, UK.
