galvin,kathleen t. (edt)

The RoutledgeHandbook of Wellbeing Research explores established conceptualisations of wellbeing, providing an overview of the key issues and drawing attention to current debates and critiques. Taken as a whole, this important work offers new clarification of the widely used notion of wellbeing, focusing particularly on experiential perspectives.

Bringing together leading authors from around the world, RoutledgeHandbook of Wellbeing Research reflects on:

• What it is that is experienced by humans that can be called wellbeing.
• What we know about how to understand it.
• How wellbeing is manifested in human endeavours through a wide range of disciplines, including the arts.

This comprehensive reference work will provide an authoritative overview for students, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers working in or concerned with wellbeing, health, illness and the relation between all three across a range of disciplines, from sociology, healthcare and economics to philosophy and the creative arts.