F*ck happiness : how the science of psychology ignores women /
Happiness has become big business. Books, psychologists, consultants and even governments promote scientific findings into it. The problem is that almost all of this science is performed by and for straight white men. And some of the most vocal of these experts suggest that women can become happier...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carlton, Victoria :
Dyslexic Books,
[2021]
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| Edition: | Dyslexic edition. |
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| Summary: | Happiness has become big business. Books, psychologists, consultants and even governments promote scientific findings into it. The problem is that almost all of this science is performed by and for straight white men. And some of the most vocal of these experts suggest that women can become happier by adopting traditional gender values and eschewing feminism. Sceptical of this hypothesis, Ariel Gore immersed herself in the optimism industrial complex, combing the research, reading the history, interviewing the thinkers and exploring her own and her friends' personal experiences and desires. The result is a nuanced, thoughtful and inspiring account of what happiness means to women. |
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| Item Description: | "Earlier edition titled 'Bluebird: women and the new psychology of happiness first published by Farrar, Straux, and Giroux 2010"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 255 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780369357366 0369357361 |