Fuck happiness : how women are ditching the cult of positivity and choosing radical joy / Ariel Gore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gore, Ariel, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women.

Happiness--Political aspects.

Sex role.

sex role.

Happiness.

Medical Subjects:

Women.

Physical Description:

223 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

10th Anniversary edition.

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Ore : Microcosm Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

"Happiness is big business. Books, consultants, psychologists, organizations, and even governments tout happiness secrets that are backed by scientific findings. The problem is that all of this science is done by and for cis white men. And some of the most vocal of these happiness experts were announcing that women could become happier by espousing "traditional" values and eschewing feminism. Skeptical of this hypothesis, Ariel Gore took a deep dive into the optimism industrial complex, reading the history, combing the research, attending the conferences, interviewing the thought leaders, and exploring her own and her friends' personal experiences and desires. Fuck Happiness is a nuanced, thoughtful examination of what happiness means and to whom, how it's played a role in defining modern gender roles and power structures, and how we can all have a more empowered relationship with the pursuit of joy in our lives"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Smile pretty: a cultural history of women and happiness : The truth we are trying not to know

Creating reality

The first question

A pretty girl is a girl with a smile on her face

Welcome to the nation of can-do optimists

The second question

Prescriptions for contentment

Grumpy nuns die young: women and the science of joy : Happiness is a potato

The third question

Toward a general theory of positive emotions

When the smiley scientists meet

The fourth question

If you're hokey and you know it, clap your hands

Drudge and flow

The fifth question

Extreme motherhood

A life of one's own: what we mean by happiness : Choose your diagnosis

The sixth question

Money magnetism

One day while I was doing laundry

The seventh question

Imperfectly

Listen.

Notes:

"First published, 2010 by Farrar, Straux, and Giroux as Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness"--Title page verso.

Contains bibliographical references (page 221-222)

ISBN:

9781621069508

1621069508

OCLC:

1193571578

Publisher Number:

99993861260