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Happiness : understandings, narratives and discourses /

Discourses of happiness surround us in contemporary culture. Listen to any pop song, and there is a reasonable chance that happiness will feature somewhere in the words. Watch any advertisement, and you will likely come across a product or service that promises to improve your life in some way. We h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hyman, Laura (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
Happiness.
Happiness > Social aspects.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Interpersonal Relations.
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.