Exploring the Relational in Relational Wellbeing

被引:13
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作者
White, Sarah C. [1 ,2 ]
Jha, Shreya [1 ]
机构
[1] Relat Wellbeing RWB Collaborat, Bath BA2 5ED, England
[2] Univ Bath, Dept Social & Policy Sci, Bath BA2 7AY, England
来源
SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL | 2023年 / 12卷 / 11期
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
relational; wellbeing; relationships; relational subjects; power; research methods; HAPPINESS;
D O I
10.3390/socsci12110600
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This paper explores the different ways that relationships and the relational figure in the integrative approach, relational wellbeing (RWB). These are (1) conceptualising persons as relational subjects; (2) relationships as the means through which people seek to address a wide variety of needs; (3) inter-relations between the experience of wellbeing and the underlying factors within persons and their contexts that either promote or undermine wellbeing; (4) relationships serving as conduits of power and the making of identities; and (5) inter-relations between the concepts and methods of research with representations of (persons and) wellbeing. The main thrust of the paper is theoretical, but it is anchored in long-standing research into wellbeing in the global South and practical experience in applying RWB in the global North. Empirically, it draws, in particular, on a case study from Zambia of a 'meshwork' of relations between birth and foster parents and children moving between households. This places the relational, rather than the individual, at the centre of analysis. It shows how different dimensions of wellbeing may coincide, but there may also be trade-offs between them. Relationships are bearers of power, and it is the interactions of structure and agency that ultimately limit or engender opportunities for sustained individual and collective wellbeing.
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