Happiness and Human Relations: The Role of Materialistic Values. An ABM Illustration.

• Autores: Mariano Rojas, Ignacio Ibarra López
• Localización: IJIMAI, ISSN-e 1989-1660, Vol. 2, Nº. 5, 2014, págs. 24-31
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper argues that a person�s happiness must be understood as a phenomenon that emerges not only from her individual condition but also from her place in society. Understanding that a person is socially immersed implies giving a greater role to social interactions and social structure. The paper presents a simple model to take into consideration the role of human relations. An agent-based model (ABM) is used to illustrate the implementation of the model in understanding people�s happiness.