Jordan Mckenzie

Deconstructing Happiness (eBook, ePUB)

Critical Sociology and the Good Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Building on the established research on the sociology of emotion and affect, this book provides an introduction to the sociology of happiness with a distinct focus on the analysis of macro level social processes. Addressing the key debates, themes, and perspectives in happiness research with a uniquely sociological perspective, it provides a theoretical analysis of modernity that highlights the normative and everyday aspects of happiness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317565451
• Artikelnr.: 44867346

Autorenporträt

Jordan McKenzie is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Thinking Critically About Happiness 1. An Introduction to the
Sociology of Happiness: Revisiting the Classics 2. Happiness, Sadness, and
Contentment in the Sociology of Emotion 3. Reason, Self-Understanding and
Autonomy in the Pursuit of Happiness 4. From Freud to Bauman: A Modern
History of Discontentment 5. Democracy, Economics and the Public Sphere: If
Money Won't Buy Happiness, Who Should We Vote For? 6. Knowing Happiness and
Contentment: The Good Life as a Hermeneutic Exercise. Conclusion.