عنوان

Human Autonomy in Cross - Cultural Context : Perspectives on the Psychology of Agency, Freedom, and Well-Being

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992011

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Human Autonomy in Cross - Cultural Context : Perspectives on the Psychology of Agency, Freedom, and Well-Being

[Book]

/ Valery I. Chirkov ...[et al]

London

: Springer

, 2011.

xiv, 283 p.

: ill

(Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology, v

)

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Struggle for Happiness and Autonomy in Cultural and Personal Contexts: An Overview / Richard M. Ryan --pt. I Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People's Well-Being, and Happiness --2. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface / Richard M. Ryan --3. Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and Their Importance for Well-Being / Edward L. Deci --4. Dialectical Relationships Among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture / Valery I. Chirkov --pt. II Human Autonomy Across Cultures and Domains of Life: Health, Education, Interpersonal Relationships, and Work --5. Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships Across Cultures / Ahmet Uysal --6. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals' Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy-Promoting Contexts Across the Globe / Avi Assor --7. Physical Wellness, Health Care, and Personal Autonomy / Ken Resnicow --8. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture / Devasheesh Bhave --pt. III Human Autonomy in Modern Economy, Democracy Development, and Sustainability --9. Capitalism and Autonomy / Tim Kasser --10. Economy, People's Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being / Maurizio Pugno --11. Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights, and Democracy, and Their Relation to Psychological Well-Being / Justin McNeil --12. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability / Veronika Huta.

This volume presents the reader with a stimulating tapestry of essays exploring the nature of personal autonomy, self-determination, and agency, and their role in human optimal functioning at multiple levels of analysis from personal to societal and cross-cultural. The starting point for these explorations is self-determination theory, an integrated theory of human motivation and healthy development which has been under development for more than three decades (Deci & Ryan, 2000). As the contributions will make clear, psychological autonomy is a concept that forms the bridge between the depende.

Autonomy (Psychology)

Personal Autonomy

Psychology

خودمختاری (روان‌شناسی)

روان‌شناسی

Ryan, Richard M.

Sheldon, Kennon M

ایران

Library of Foreign Languages and Islamic resource

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