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Critical Perspectives in Happiness Research
Luka Zevnik
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Description for Critical Perspectives in Happiness Research
Paperback. This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the origins of happiness in modern Western culture and argues that happiness is not universal but is rather a culturally and historically specific experience, characteristic only to the Western world. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 273.
This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the origins of happiness in the modern Western culture and makes the argument that happiness is not universal but is instead a culturally and historically specific experience, characteristic only to the Western world. It begins with an overview of the main research approaches to happiness and then studies the important but elusive theme in the context of culture and relations of power. The second part of the book analyses the social, religious, ethical and political processes that lead to the emergence of the experience of happiness, including consumer culture in contemporary societies. It ... Read more
This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the origins of happiness in the modern Western culture and makes the argument that happiness is not universal but is instead a culturally and historically specific experience, characteristic only to the Western world. It begins with an overview of the main research approaches to happiness and then studies the important but elusive theme in the context of culture and relations of power. The second part of the book analyses the social, religious, ethical and political processes that lead to the emergence of the experience of happiness, including consumer culture in contemporary societies. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319353647
SKU
V9783319353647
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99-15
About Luka Zevnik
Dr. Luka Zevnik is assistant professor at University of Ljubljana. He is interdisciplinary oriented and has presented conference papers and published on happiness and emotions, popular culture, consumer culture, experience, cultural studies and neuroscience.
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