Happiness around the world :: the paradox of happy peasants and miserable millionaires /

For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to social conventions and morality on the other. More recently there is a burgeoning interest in the stu...

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1. Verfasser: Graham, Carol, 1962-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:For centuries the pursuit of happiness was the preserve of either the philosopher or the voluptuary and took second place to the basic need to survive on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to social conventions and morality on the other. More recently there is a burgeoning interest in the study of happiness, in the social sciences and in the media. Can we really answer the question what makes people happy? Is it really grounded in credible methods and data? Is thereconsistency in the determinants of happiness across countries and cultures? Are happiness levels innate to individuals or c.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index.
ISBN:9780191572937
0191572934
9780199549054
0199549052
9780191808586
019180858X

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