Quality of Life and Well-Being in an Indian Ethnic Community

The Case of Badagas

Gareth Davey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

VI, 109 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-90661-4 (ISBN)

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This book explores the quality of life among Badagas, an ethnic minority group in South India, as they navigate a society in flux, with specific reference to rural-to-urban migration and new media. At an empirical level, it reveals how Badagas understand themselves and the multifaceted changes in their culture and daily lives, exploring a pertinent concern at the forefront of debate about the future from a global perspective. The book draws attention to the fact that people are adopting flexible identities and lifestyles in an attempt to survive and thrive in a changing India and world, a new 'Indian-ness' shaped at the local level. It offers a timely update on previous research on Badagas, which dates to the 1990s, and also serves as an important case study on people's experiences of the social and economic transformation of Indian society as they become accustomed to new ideas, products, and ways of life. As such, it is a must-read for all those interested in quality of life in Indiaand developing societies.

Gareth Davey is a Visiting Professor and co-director of The Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at Yunnan Normal University, China. This book was completed at the University of Kent, UK. His research interests include quality of life, health, and environmental studies. He is co-editor of the book Happiness Across Cultures: Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures (Springer, 2012).

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Methodology.- Chapter 3. Badagas going Digital.- Chapter 4. Migrant Stories.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.05.2018
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
Zusatzinfo	VI, 109 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	190 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
Schlagworte	Data Collection and Analysis • Hisory and Culture of Badagas • Identity and Quality of Life • Lived Experiences of Badagas • Media research • Migration in India • New Media and Cultural Change in India • Quality of Life in Badagas • Quality of Life of rural-to-urban migrants • Social Inequality in the Nilgiri • Social mobility
ISBN-10	3-319-90661-5 / 3319906615
ISBN-13	978-3-319-90661-4 / 9783319906614
Zustand	Neuware