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The Origins of Happiness : The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course / Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, George Ward, Andrew Clark, Sarah Flèche.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (344 p.) : 30 b/w illus. 20 tablesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691196336
  • 9780691196954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.42 23
LOC classification:
  • BF575.H27
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction: The New Paradigm -- 1. Happiness over the Life Course: What Matters Most? -- PART ONE. What Makes a Happy Adult? -- 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 -- PART TWO. What Makes a Successful Child? -- 10. Family Income -- 11. Working Parents -- 12. Parenting and Parents' Mental Health -- 13. Family Conflict -- 14. Schooling -- PART THREE. So What? -- 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
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.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction: The New Paradigm -- 1. Happiness over the Life Course: What Matters Most? -- PART ONE. What Makes a Happy Adult? -- 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 -- PART TWO. What Makes a Successful Child? -- 10. Family Income -- 11. Working Parents -- 12. Parenting and Parents' Mental Health -- 13. Family Conflict -- 14. Schooling -- PART THREE. So What? -- 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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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