On Happiness

Barbara Rose Johnston; Elizabeth Colson; Dean Falk; Graham St John; John H. Bodley; Bonnie J. McCay; Alaka Wali; Carolyn Nordstrom; Susan Slyomovics

doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01393.x

On Happiness

Barbara Rose Johnston, Elizabeth Colson, Dean Falk, Graham St John, John H. Bodley, Bonnie J. McCay, Alaka Wali, Carolyn Nordstrom, Susan Slyomovics

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Abstract

What do anthropologists have to say about happiness? For some contributors in this Vital Topics Forum, happiness is a sensory force that colors and shapes human evolution and experience. Others consider happiness, or the lack thereof, to be a faceted reflection of the arrangements in society. All recognize the potential power of human happiness, where a distant memory, fleeting experience, or idealized vision can serve as a driving force in transformative change, prompting individual and collective desire and action to give new meaning, sustain life and livelihood, restore dignity, make peace... to dream again.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-18
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Anthropologist
Volume	114
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01393.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

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