Deconstructing Happiness: Critical Sociology and the Good Life
Author:   Jordan McKenzie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   109
ISBN:  

9781138832602


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   04 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Deconstructing Happiness: Critical Sociology and the Good Life


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Author:   Jordan McKenzie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   109
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781138832602


ISBN 10:   113883260
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   04 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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

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