Deconstructing Happiness: Critical Sociology and the Good Life (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)

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Synopsis
This book offers an original account of the good life in late modernity through a uniquely sociological lens. It considers the various ways that social and cultural factors can encourage or impede genuine efforts to live a good life by deconstructing the concepts of happiness and contentment within cultural narratives of the good life. While empirical studies have dominated the discourse on happiness in recent decades, the emphasis on finding causal and correlational relationships has led to a field of research that arguably lacks a reliable theoretical foundation. Deconstructing Happiness offers a step toward developing that foundation by offering characteristically sociological perspectives on the contemporary fascination with happiness and well-being. In doing so, it seeks to understand the good life as a socially mediated experience rather than a purely personal or individually defined way of living. The outcome is a book on happiness, contentment and the good life that considers the influence of democracy, capitalism and progress, while also focusing on the more theoretical challenges of self-knowledge, reason and interaction.
Copyright:
2016

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
158 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317565468
Related ISBNs:
9781315735931, 9780367870447, 9780367870447, 9781138832602, 9781138832602, 9781138832602, 9781315735931, 9780367870447
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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