Happiness of Cultures

Sat Oct 19 22:46:02 UTC 2002

Dear List,
The latest (November) issue of Scientific American has a very brief article
and graph on p 32 entitled "Calculus of Happiness."
This article is very interesting, but the article at the web site is
absolutely fascinating: http://wvs.isr.umich.edu/papers/genes.html
Subjective opinions on one's own happiness are compared across cultures and
across time (however briefly).
Russia is a real shocker. Only Belarus and Ukraine are more unhappy.

Genevra Gerhart

http://www.GenevraGerhart.com

ggerhart at attbi.com
(206) 329-0053

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