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A Care Index for a World in Balance: How to Measure the Immeasurable Things in Life?

Gabriele Sigg

Free Researcher, Germany.

*Corresponding author: Gabriele Sigg

Published: March 23, 2026

Abstract

For centuries, we separated the world into the First, Second, and Third. Yet, the criteria to do so are culturally biased, often by the criteria of white Western men. So far, it lacks the category of ‘emotional care’/‘love’ as a necessary need next to economic development. Mental İllness in Western countries nowadays proves this lack. Science’s lack of investigating well-being by emphasizing the mind and success instead of internal happiness. This gap can be witnessed by comparing eastern and western as well as northern and southern cultures. In the 13th century, Friedrich II investigated the need for emotional care and love aside from physical nurturing. Without love, the babies died. Southern countries like Turkey or South America emphasized nurturing before economic growth. Yet, economic development and technology are the assets considered relevant for success and first-world nomination. How will we survive if we continue in this biased view?

Keyword

Self-Love; The Anxious Generation; Emotional Agility; Care Ethics; Super Bowl 2026

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How to cite this paper

A Care Index for a World in Balance: How to Measure the Immeasurable Things in Life?

How to cite this paper: Gabriele Sigg. (2026) A Care Index for a World in Balance: How to Measure the Immeasurable Things in Life? Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science10(3), 244-248.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2026.03.002