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The Origins of Happiness : The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course / George Ward, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Richard Layard, Sarah Flèche, Andrew Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Andrew, Author.
- Flèche, Sarah, Author.
- Layard, Richard, Author.
- Ward, George, Author.
- Series:
- Princeton scholarship online.
- Princeton scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Happiness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (339 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life courseWhat makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, including income, education, employment, family conflict, health, childcare, and crime. The Origins of Happiness offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more healthy, happy, and whole.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- Introduction: The New Paradigm
- 1. Happiness over the Life Course: What Matters Most?
- 2. Income
- 3. Education
- 4. Work and Unemployment
- 5. Building a Family
- 6. Health of Mind and Body
- 7. Crime
- 8. Social Norms and Institutions
- 9. Happiness at Older Ages
- 10. Family Income
- 11. Working Parents
- 12. Parenting and Parents' Mental Health
- 13. Family Conflict
- 14. Schooling
- 15. Measuring Cost- Effectiveness in Terms of Happiness
- 16. The Origins of Happiness
- OUR THANKS
- CONTENTS OF ONLINE MATERIALS
- SOURCES AND NOTES FOR TABLES AND FIGURES
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
- CARTOON CREDITS
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780691196954
- 0691196958
- OCLC:
- 1108871640
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