Why are Latin Europeans less happy? The impact of hierarchy

G Brule; R Veenhoven

Why are Latin Europeans less happy? The impact of hierarchy

G Brule
, R Veenhoven

Sociology

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Happiness in the North European is substantially higher than in the South European nations. Only part of that difference can be explained by economic prosperity. This paper explores the effect of social hierarchy. A comparison of contemporary survey findings show that power distance is more pronounced in the South than in the North of Eurpe. Macro?sociological theory is used to provide an historical account of this difference and it can be used to explain why happiness is ower in hierarchical societies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polyphonic Antropology: Theoretical and empirical cross-cultural field work
Editors	E Canevacci
Place of Publication	Reijka, Croatia
Pages	12
Publication status	Published - 2012

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