Editorial [Studies in Social Wellbeing : volume 5 issue 2]

Abstract

The four contributions in this issue all centre on this theme. Considered together, they address four different populations: mainstream-school educators supporting students with autism in Malta; widows and widowers navigating loss in the third age; female chief executives negotiating caregiving and career in Iceland and Malta; and adoptive families and adoptees in South Korea. Yet, they converge on a shared observation: wellbeing rarely falters purely at the level of the individual. More often, it is the systems intended to sustain people that fail, with the strain borne by individuals, families, or communities. [excerpt]