Happiness and Domestic Life: The Influence of the Home on Subjective and Social Well-being (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Synopsis

This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine the relationship between the quality of domestic life and the home environment, in its material and relational dimension, with individual and social happiness, in the context of current changes. The theme of happiness and wellbeing is framed within two significant changes, themselves affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic: the relationship between the individual’s quality of life and engagement within the community, and the role of new technologies in everyday life. The authors highlight the relational nature of happiness and the centrality of the home environment in its promotion. Three dimensions of psychosocial wellbeing in the home are analysed: the personal one, consisting of a sense of stability, intimacy and sharing; the social one, which considers the domestic environment as a place for civic education and, in times of pandemic, the site of professional activity; and the physical one, consisting of spaces, services and architectural styles. This book is ideal for readers who wish to cross disciplinary boundaries and explore the topic of domestic happiness in its different facets. The target audience is both professional researchers and advanced graduate and undergraduate students.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

244 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000602876

Related ISBNs:

9781032208855, 9781032208831, 9781003265702

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/15/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Maria Teresa Russo, Antonio Argandoña and Richard Peatfield

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Maria Teresa Russo

Edited by:

Antonio Argandoña

Edited by:

Richard Peatfield