Researching Happiness

Qualitative, Biographical and Critical Perspectives

AvMark Cieslik,Mark Cieslik

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

In the past, happiness studies has been dominated by the work of philosophers, economists and psychologists, but more recently there has been a growing interest from social scientist into the natures of happiness and wellbeing.This original collection draws on the latest empirical research to explore the practical challenges facing happiness researchers today, such as how to conduct happiness research in different cultural contexts, how to theorise wellbeing or how to operationalise definitions of happiness in qualitative and biographical research.By uniquely combining the critical approach of sociology with techniques from other disciplines, the contributors illuminate new approaches to the study of happiness and well-being.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-05-25
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:392 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:258
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529206135

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Mark Cieslik is a sociologist in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Developing Qualitative Research into Happiness and Wellbeing - Mark Cieslik, Northumbria UniversityQualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Theories, Debates and IssuesChapter 2. Living Well Together: On Happiness, Social Goods and Genuinely Progressive Sociology - Neil ThinChapter 3. Happiness as an Affective Practice: Self, Suffering and Biography - Nicholas HillChapter 4. Personal Happiness, Social Unhappiness: Understanding the Tomplexity of Individual Happiness Accounts - David TrossQualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Communities, Biographies and IdentitiesChapter 5. Developing a Biographical Approach to Happiness and Wellbeing - Mark CieslikChapter 6. Considering the Body in Happiness Research - Richard GibbonsChapter 7. How can Cultural Heritage Contribute to Community Development and Wellbeing - Claire Wallace and David BeelChapter 8. On Post-Traumatic Growth and ‘Choosing’ to be Happy: Stories of Positive Change from African Refugees and Asylum Seekers -Brianne WenningChapter 9. Using Social Wellbeing to Inform Regeneration Strategies in a Former Colliery Town in Northern England - Kelly Johnson and Sarah CoulthardQualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Methodological InnovationsChapter 10. A Board Game Approach to Studying the Multi-dimensionality of Life Satisfaction - Barbara Holthus and Wolfram ManzenreiterChapter 11. Show Me What Makes you Happy at Work’? Visualising Happiness in the Workplace - Ilona Suojanen