Fitting in and getting happy : how conformity to societal norms affects subjective well-being / Olga Stavrova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stavrova, Olga.

Series:

Actors and structures ; v. 4.

Actors and structures ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conformity.

Happiness.

Well-being.

Physical Description:

196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag, [2014].

Contents:

1 Happiness as a Subject of Scientific Inquiry 15

1.1 Happiness: The Old New Concept 15

1.2 Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being 18

1.3 Is Happiness Measurable? 21

2 Theories of Happiness: An Overview 25

2.1 Born Happy: The Effect of Genetic Predispositions 25

2.2 Getting Happy: Bottom-up Approach to Happiness 28

2.3 Goals Theories 30

2.4 Value-as-a-Moderator Model 31

2.5 Social Comparison Theories 32

3 Theoretical Foundations of the Social Norms Framework of Happiness 37

3.1 The Power of Social Influence 37

3.2 Informational and Normative Social Influence 38

3.3 Descriptive and Injunctive Norms 39

3.4 Social Sanctions and Rewards 41

3.5 Normative Conformity and Subjective Well-being: Empirical Evidence 43

3.6 The Social Norms Framework of Happiness: Summary and Predictions 46

4 The Case of Unemployment 49

4.1 The Effect of Personal Unemployment on Well-being 50

4.2 The Social Norm Effect 51

4.3 Method 56

4.4 Results 59

4.5 Discussion 62

5 The Case of Cohabitation and Gender 67

5.1 Cohabitation and Men's and Women's Well-being 69

5.2 Social Influence and Gender Conformity 71

5.3 Method 74

5.4 Results 77

5.5 Discussion 81

6 The Case of Religiosity 85

6.1 Religion and Subjective Well-being 86

6.2 Religiosity as a Social Norm 87

6.3 Study 1 89

6.3.1 Method 89

6.3.2 Results 91

6.4 Study 2 93

6.4.1 Method 94

6.4.2 Results 96

6.5 General Discussion 99

7 The Case of Civic Virtue 103

7.1 Virtue and Subjective Well-being 104

7.2 Civic Virtue 105

7.3 Study 1 107

7.3.1 Method 108

7.3.2 Results 108

7.4 Study 2 110

7.4.1 Method 111

7.4.2 Results 111

7.5 General Discussion 113

8 Integrative Discussion 117

8.1 The Social Norms Framework of Happiness and Its Place in Happiness Research 117

8.2 Some Considerations of Descriptive vs. Injunctive Norms 121

8.3 A Tribute to Sociology: What is a Societal Normative Climate and Does It Contribute to Citizens' Happiness? 123

9 Directions for Future Research 127

9.1 Prosociality and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison 127

9.2 Some Methodological Refinements (Using an Example of Prosociality) 129

9.3 Gender-Role Norms and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison 131

9.4 Learning from the Happiness of Others 136

10 Building a Bridge between Sociology and Social Psychology 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783593500560

3593500566

OCLC:

870636606