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001 2011018291
003 DLC
005 20111230090253.0
008 110508s2012 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011018291
020 $a9780415682930 (hardback)
020 $a9780415682947 (pbk.)
020 $a9780203234471 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBF575.H27$bG74 2012
082 00 $a302/.1$223
100 1 $aGreve, Bent.
245 10 $aHappiness /$cBent Greve.
260 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2012.
300 $a133 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
490 0 $aKey ideas
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Although happiness is based upon individuals' subjective perception of their own situation, understanding the concept of happiness is important for forming policies in modern societies. Taking into account discussions from disciplines across the social sciences, this book explores varying notions of happiness and how these are applied to create a theoretical understanding of the concept. The book then goes on to demonstrate how a general theoretical concept of happiness can be used to add to our knowledge of central aspects of modern society, ranging from questions related to welfare state analysis, through to evaluating everyday life for individual people. In doing so, Happiness presents an up-to-date and applied account of how happiness is now widely used in economics, sociology, psychology and political science, whilst also exploring the relationship between happiness and public policy"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aHappiness.
650 0 $aHappiness$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aHappiness$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aHappiness$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aSocial policy .