Happiness

Understandings, Narratives and Discourses
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-45806-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

Happiness, rather than being a private and subjective experience, is shaped, interpreted and articulated via culturally specific ways of thinking, being and acting. This highly original and timely book offers an empirical exploration of the ways in which being 'happy' is understood and articulated in contemporary society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hyman, L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Happiness: The Story So Far 3. What is Happiness? 4. The Happy Self: Understanding Happiness through Therapeutic Discourse 5. 'Pack Animals'? Interpersonal Relationships and Happiness 6. Orientations to Money, Working Life and Happiness 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Hyman is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She is also a co-convenor of the British Sociological Association's Happiness Study Group.