The happiness riddle and the quest for a good life. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Cieslik.
• Authors: Cieslik, Mark
• Contents: 1. Making Sense of Happiness -- 2. A History of Happiness -- 3. Happiness in Contemporary Societies -- 4. Happiness and the Individual: Positive Psychology and Subjective Wellbeing -- 5. Happiness and Psychoanalysis -- 6. Happiness and the Self-Help Industry -- 7. The Rainbow of Happiness: Sociology and Happiness Research -- 8. Sociological Tools for Understanding Happiness Today -- 9. Growing up with happiness -- 10. Young Adults and happiness? -- 11. A mid life crisis? -- 12. Happiness in later life? -- 13. Lessons from Life: How Sociology Can Help Us To Be Happy Today -- 14. The Politics of Happiness.
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 235 pages .)
• Subjects: 152.42; Social sciences; Happiness -- Great Britain; Happiness; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Psychology -- Emotions; Family & Relationships -- Aging; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social welfare & social services; Psychology: emotions; Age groups: the elderly; Social issues & processes; Social service ; Emotions; Aging_xResearch; Quality of Life_xResearch; Social Science -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family; Sociology: family & relationships; Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137318824; 1137318821
• Related ISBNs: 0230283039; 9780230283039
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.