Deconstructing Happiness: Critical Sociology and the Good Life

ISBN-13: 9780367870447 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 172 str.

Jordan McKenzie

Opis

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 the

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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