The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life
Published on 14. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 235 pages
978-1-349-59224-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mark Cieslik is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Northumbria University, UK. He established the British Sociological Association Happiness Study Group in 2009.
Reviews / Votes
"First, it will stimulate some critical thinking in anyone who is embarking on an undergraduate or Master's level course in positive psychology (or thinking of doing so). Second, it gives a good overview of the study of well-being for students of other social sciences. Third, it would be useful reading for public policymakers who wish to counterbalance some of the rather simplistic messages that are occasionally used to promote the 'happiness agenda.'" (Nicholas J. L. Brown, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (38), September, 2017)More details
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 235 p.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-59224-1 (9781349592241)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-31882-4
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mark Cieslik
The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life
Book
12/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
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Person
Mark Cieslik is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Northumbria University, UK. He established the British Sociological Association Happiness Study Group in 2009.
Content
1. Making Sense of Happiness.- 2. A History of Happiness.- 3. Happiness in Contemporary Societies.- 4. Happiness and the Individual: Positive Psychology and Subjective Wellbeing.- 5. Happiness and Psychoanalysis.- 6. Happiness and the Self-Help Industry.- 7. The Rainbow of Happiness: Sociology and Happiness Research.- 8. Sociological Tools for Understanding Happiness Today.- 9. Growing up with happiness.- 10. Young Adults and happiness?.- 11. A mid life crisis?.- 12. Happiness in later life?.- 13. Lessons from Life: How Sociology Can Help Us To Be Happy Today.- 14. The Politics of Happiness