Happiness

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-68294-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 134 mm x 199 mm, Gewicht: 151 g

Reihe: Key Ideas

Although happiness is based upon individuals’ subjective perception of their own situation, understanding the concept of happiness is important for forming policies in modern societies. Taking into account discussions from disciplines across the social sciences, this book explores varying notions of happiness and how these are applied to create a theoretical understanding of the concept.

The book then goes on to demonstrate how a general theoretical concept of happiness can be used to add to our knowledge of central aspects of modern society, ranging from questions related to welfare state analysis, through to evaluating everyday life for individual people. In doing so, Happiness presents an up-to-date and applied account of how happiness is now widely used in economics, sociology, psychology and political science, whilst also exploring the relationship between happiness and public policy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greve, Professor Bent

Greve, Bent

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. What is Happiness 3. Can we Measure Happiness? 4. Happiness and Public Policy – Any Connection? 5. Why we Need a New Measurement of Welfare 6. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Bent Greve is Professor in Social Science with an emphasis on welfare state analysis of the University of Roskilde, Denmark. His research interest focuses on the welfare state, and social and labour market policy, often from a comparative perspective. He has published extensively on social and labour market policy, social security, tax expenditures, public sector expenditures and financing of the welfare state. He is regional and special issues editor of Social Policy & Administration. Recent books include Choice (2010), Social Policy and Happiness in Europe (2010), and Occupational Welfare (2007).