Human Connections and the Good Life: Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 641-657

  Myers, David G ^a  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Good life; Human connections; Individuality; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954218803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch38     Document Type: Chapter

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