The practices of happiness : political economy, religion and wellbeing / / edited by John Atherton, Elaine Graham and Ian Steedman

• Autore: Steedman Ian
• Pubblicazione: Taylor & Francis, 2011; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Disciplina: 330.1
• Soggetto topico: Happiness - Religious aspects; Economics - Religious aspects; Quality of life - Happiness; Well-being
• Soggetto non controllato: atherton; capital; human; hypothesis; john; religion; religious; social; spiritual; well-being
• Altri autori: AthertonJohn R GrahamElaine L SteedmanIan
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Political economy -- pt. 2. Contributions to other social sciences -- pt. 3. Reflections on foundations.
• Sommario/riassunto: There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within the humanities and social sciences is increasingly concerned to chart not only the underlying trends in recorded levels of happiness, but to consider what factors, if any, contribute to positive and sustainable experiences of well-being and quality of life. Increasingly, such research is focusing--
• Titolo autorizzato: The practices of happiness
• ISBN: 1-136-93754-4; 1-136-93755-2; 1-282-73273-0; 9786612732737; 0-203-84690-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140831703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 132.