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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chirkov, Valery I. (Editor), Ryan, Richard M. (Editor), Sheldon, Kennon M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, 1
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Positive psychology.; Positive Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Health Psychology.

This collection of multi-disciplinary essays explores the nature of personal autonomy, considering its developmental origins, its expression within relationships, its importance within groups and organizational functioning, and its role in promoting the democratic and economic development of societi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. The Struggle for Autonomy in Personal and Cultural contexts: An Overview, Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Richard M. Ryan
• Part 1. A Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People’s Well-Being, and Happiness
• 1. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface, Kennon M. Sheldon and Richard M. Ryan
• 2. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and their Importance for Well-being, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci
• 3. Dialectical Relationships among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture, Valery I. Chirkov
• Part II. Human autonomy across cultures and domains of life: health, education, interpersonal relationships, and work
• 4. The Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships across Cultures
• C. Raymond Knee and Ahmet Uysal
• 5. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals’ Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy Promoting Contexts across the Globe, Johnmarshall Reeve and Avi Assor
• 6. Well-being, Physical Health, and Personal Autonomy, Geoffrey Williams, Pedro J. Teixeira, Eliana Carraca, and Ken Resnicow
• 7. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture, Marylène Gagné and Devasheesh Bhave
• Part III. Human autonomy in modern economy, democracy development, and sustainability
• 8. Capitalism and Autonomy, Tim Kasser
• 9. Economy, People’s Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being, Maurizio Pugno
• 10. The Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights and Democracy and their Relation to Psychological Well-Being, Charles C. Helwig and Justin McNeil
• 11. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability, Luc G. Pelletier, Daniel Baxter, and Veronika Huta.