1. Well-being. What is a good life? What makes people happy? What is a meaningful life? What is a psychologically rich life?
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2. Social ecology. How do our ecology affect our thinking, feeling, and behavior? How do our thinking, feeling, and behavior create our ecology?
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3. Culture. How does culture affect our thinking, feeling, and behavior? How do our thinking, feeling, and behavior create culture?
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