Critical Perspectives in Happiness Research The Birth of Modern Happiness /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Zevnik, Luka (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Positive psychology.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Positive Psychology.

This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the origins of happiness in the modern Western culture and makes the argument that happiness is not universal but is instead a culturally and historically specific experience, characteristic only to the Western world. It begins with an overview...