Edgar Cabanas: Manufacturing Happy Citizens

Cover: 9781509537884 | Manufacturing Happy Citizens | Edgar Cabanas (u. a.) | Buch | 260 S.

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Beschreibung

The imperative of happiness dictates the conduct and direction of our lives. There is no escape from the tyranny of positivity. But is happiness the supreme good that all of us should pursue? So says a new breed of so-called happiness experts, with positive psychologists, happiness economists and self-development gurus at the forefront. With the support of influential institutions and multinational corporations, these self-proclaimed experts now tell us what governmental policies to apply, what educational interventions to make and what changes we must undertake in order to lead more successful, more meaningful and healthier lives.

With a healthy scepticism, this book documents the powerful social impact of the science and industry of happiness, arguing that the neoliberal alliance between psychologists, economists and self-development gurus has given rise to a new and oppressive form of government and control in which happiness has been woven into the very fabric of power.

Über den Autor

Edgar Cabanas is Professor at Universidad Camilo José Cela in Madrid.

Eva Illouz is Director of Studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Introduction
1. Experts on your well-being
2. Rekindling individualism
3. Positivity at work
4. Happy selves in the market shelves
5. Happy is the new normal
Conclusion
Notes
References

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	260 S.
ISBN-13:	9781509537884
ISBN-10:	1509537880
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Cabanas, Edgar Illouz, Eva
Hersteller:	Polity Press
Maße:	218 x 153 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Edgar Cabanas (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.09.2019
Gewicht:	0,412 kg