Happiness and Human RelationsThe Role of Materialistic Values. An ABM Illustration.
- Rojas, Mariano
- Ibarra López, Ignacio
ISSN: 1989-1660
Año de publicación: 2014
Volumen: 2
Número: 5
Páginas: 24-31
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: IJIMAI
Resumen
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.