UID:
edocfu_9961565755502883
Format:
1 online resource (360 pages)
ISBN:
0-231-55796-5
Content:
Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of the "happiness agenda," revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.
Note:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Happiness Philosophy and Happiness Science -- 1. Introduction: The Happiness Agenda -- 2. Varieties of Theories and Measures of Well-Being and Happiness -- 3. How Should We Think About the Emotion of Happiness Scientifically? Lessons from the Science of Fear -- 4. Why Averaging Happiness Scores and Comparing Them Is a Terrible Idea -- Part II: Culture and Happiness -- 5. Positive and Negative Emotions: Culture, Content, and Context -- 6. Happiness and Well-Being as Cultural Projects: Immigration, Biculturalism, Cultural Belonging -- 7. Happiness and Well-Being in Contemporary China -- Part III: Race, Racism, Resignation -- 8. Happiness, Race, and Hermeneutical Justice: The Case of African American Mental Health -- 9. Interpreting Self-Reports of Well-Being -- Part IV: Conclusions -- 10. Recommendations for Policy Use of Happiness Metrics -- 11. Universal Rights, Sustainable Development, and Happiness: Two out of Three Ain't Bad -- Part V: Responses by Four Critics -- 12. On Ersatz Happiness, by Jennifer A. Frey -- 13. Why the Analysis and Assessment of Happiness Matters, by Hazel Rose Markus -- 14. Three out of Three Is Better, by Jeffrey D. Sachs -- 15. What the Gallup World Poll Could Do to Deepen Our Understanding of Happiness in Different Cultures, by Jeanne L. Tsai -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-231-20949-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-231-20948-7
Language:
English
