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The Happiness Agenda: A Modern Obsession
Simon Burnett
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Description for The Happiness Agenda: A Modern Obsession
Hardcover. Explores why contemporary Anglo-American society is obsessed with happiness. Striving to be happy is now a morally imperative pursuit. Through the lens of novel social theory, this book explicates how this has transpired as consequence of a complex 'conspiracy of coordination' between political, organisational and psychological developments. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Explores why contemporary Anglo-American society is obsessed with happiness. Striving to be happy is now a morally imperative pursuit. Through the lens of novel social theory, this book explicates how this has transpired as consequence of a complex 'conspiracy of coordination' between political, organisational and psychological developments.
Explores why contemporary Anglo-American society is obsessed with happiness. Striving to be happy is now a morally imperative pursuit. Through the lens of novel social theory, this book explicates how this has transpired as consequence of a complex 'conspiracy of coordination' between political, organisational and psychological developments.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230289567
SKU
V9780230289567
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About Simon Burnett
SIMON BURNETT has worked for both Lancaster University and Working Families, the UK's leading work-life balance charity. He has published research for academic and corporate audiences on: well-being, flexibility, health, gender, parenthood and families. This is his first book.
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