Argyle, Michael. The Psychology of Happiness. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. Print. The Psychology of Happiness provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of analysis into the character of happiness and where it stems. Using analysis from the disciplines of social science, physiology and economic science still as psychological science. Argyle explores the character of positive and negative emotions, and therefore the psych. He describes the effects of positive moods and happiness. Since science is the study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment many people feel that using science in research is very effective in preparing an argument. I feel that this text will be helpful …show more content…
in my research. Augier, Serge. Shen Gong and Nei Dan in Da Xuan: A Manual for Working with Mind, Emotion, and Internal Energy.London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015. Print. Serge Augier explains the ideas of the Daoist tradition. The text presents an innovative approach to Taoism and the essential principles and theory behind it. He covers the Daoist practices for developing mind, emotions and internal energy and provides specific exercises for cultivating body energy, vitality and mind or spirit on the trail to enlightenment. His ultimate goal is to develop the human being as much as possible through spiritual training. This was a very interesting read but I didn’t fully understand the Chinese philosophy. I probably will not use this source in my research. Also, Serge doesn’t really discuss happiness in a way that would be supportive in my argument. Bok, Derek Curtis.
The Politics of Happiness: what government can learn from the new research on well-being. Princeton University Press, 2010. Print. Bok takes a look at both the qualities and shortcomings of happiness researchers. He then takes a gander at the suggestions for monetary development, balance, retirement, unemployment, human services, emotional instability, family projects, instruction, and government quality, among different subjects. Bok believes that the Politics of Happiness reveals insight into what makes individuals upbeat and the key part government policy could play in encouraging fulfillment and prosperity. This source is useful because it offers a political view on happiness which is important because as citizens of the United Stated we are effected by public policy. It gives my argument a better position since I had never considered the vital role that government policy played in happiness, I was more so focusing on personal …show more content…
happiness. Franklin, Samuel S. The Psychology of Happiness: a good human life. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Print. This particular source looks back to when Thomas Jefferson placed "the pursuit of happiness" together with life and liberty within the Declaration of Independence. Samuel assumes that Jefferson was referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness. The main focus if this text is to unite mental, philosophical, and physiological hypothesis and exploration in backing of Aristotle's perspective. It analyzes the similarity between Aristotle's idea of virtue and modern theories of emotion. In comparison to another text I found with the same title “The Psychology of Happiness” by Michael Argyle, I feel that both authors touched a lot of the same bases. I feel this text will be useful though as it provides a lot of good background information to support my topic. I will most likely use this text to describe how happiness and its attainment has always been a major question. Lyubomirsky, Sonja. The myths of happiness : what should make you happy but doesn’t, what shouldn’t make you happy but does.New York : Penguin Press, 2013. Print. Lyubomirsky detaches the real defining moments of grown-up life, looking to both accomplishments and disappointments to uncover that our misinterpretations about the effect of such occasions is maybe the best risk to our long haul prosperity . I gained this bit of information just from the summary of the book that is provided by the USMAI catalog. Unfortunately this particular source was not available online or at the campus library. I believe this book would have offered a lot of valuable information to support my topic. The title of the book is what really caught my attention. I am sure this source would have been a good source. MacConville, Ruth. Building happiness, resilience and motivation in adolescents: a positive psychology curriculum for well-being. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012. Print. Positive brain research concentrates on building qualities and creating inventive and positive thinking with a specific end goal to help boost happiness, prosperity and accomplishment. It helps individuals to be inspired, keep up positive emotional wellness, and to prosper in all parts of their lives. This source is a constructive brain science project intended to advance bliss, strength and inspiration in young people ages 11-18. This source has some good points relating to the attainment of happiness, but it was more of an activity book. The activities were designed to help you build yourself and promote well-being. While this was an interesting read I do not think It will be helpful in my research. Pettman, Ralph. Biopolitics and International Values: Investigating Liberal Norms. Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013. Print. Ralph takes a look at different endeavors by political scholars who investigate liberty. He inspects how humans comprehend contemporary political desires. It audits research into such ranges as hereditary designing and the conceivable results this may have for society and governmental issues. I do not wish to use this text in my research as it does not really support my thesis. The title of this book caught my attention because it had the word value in it. In my opinion I feel that something that is valuable to you can make you happy, but this text didn’t address what I thought it would. Sanger, Margaret. Happiness in Marriage. Elsevier Science, 2013. Print. This text is geared toward couples who wish to get married and be prepared for potential problems they might encounter in their married life, as well as to couples who are already married and having problems with their marriage. I thought that this source would help me narrow my research since I haven’t been able to develop a thesis. Originally my research was about happiness in contemporary society but it seemed to be too broad and I was unable to choose a side of the argument since I feel that happiness is attainable but there are many things that get in the way of happiness. I don’t think this source will be helpful because I don’t wish to write about happiness in marriage. Hopefully my next source will help me develop my thesis. Sheldon, Kennon M. Stability of Happiness: Theories and Evidence on Whether Happiness Can Change. Burlington. Elsevier Science, 2014. Print. According to this source the right to "pursue happiness" is one of the dominant themes of western culture, and understanding the causes of happiness is the focus of the positive psychological science movement. The text says that there is a "genetic set point" for happiness. It suggests that there is a stable personal baseline of happiness where people can invariably return, despite unfortunate events in one’s life. This text can be useful in my research because it offers a scientific approach to what happiness is and how it may be attained. The text provides both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Among the theoretical are behavioral-genetic, clinical, and social-personality. For empirical they provide economic studies and panel studies. Stearns, Peter N. Satidfaction Not Guaranteed: Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society.New York : NYU Press, 2012. Print. In this text Peter describes how food shortages are nearly eliminated, child and maternal mortality has fallen dramatically, contraception is both readily available and effective, education levels are higher, and internal violence is considerably lower but people are still unhappy. He says that blessings are several and bountiful, but he asks, “has modernity really made us happy?” Satisfaction not Guaranteed is a book about the modern condition. It speaks on how urban societies have created seversl improvements in the twentieth and twenty first century but happiness is still out of reach. While this text zero in on the dilemmas of latest society that hinders individuals from being happy. This has been the foremost helpful text I have found to support my thesis that it’s unattainable to be happy in modern society. Washburn, Phil. Philosophical dilemmas : A pro and con introduction to the major questions and philosophers. New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. Print. This publication is based on the major arguments made by philosophers over time. Each essay in the text offers the position of two historical figures with contrasting views. The main goals of the text are to give the readers a base to enter into debates about major philosophical questions. It also gives an introduction to great philosophers and helps the reader develop their own views on the different questions addressed in the text. A couple of the questions that were discussed are, “Can we understand happiness?” “Is Happiness the Standard of Value?” This source could potentially help my research on happiness and how it is attained based on the titles of the chapters. Unfortunately the book was unavailable and I wasn’t able to actually read through the chapters although I’m sure this source would have offered some very useful content for my research topic. Williams, J.
Mark G. The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness. New York : Guilford Publications, 2015. Print. In this source four qualified specialists describe how typical endeavors to "think" our way out of a terrible temperament or simply "push our feelings aside" lead us into chronic unhappiness. The author explains how being mindful, confronting and considering your most troublesome feelings and backgrounds, can assist you with breaking the cycle of chronic unhappiness. Part III of the text is titled, "Transforming Unhappiness." In this chapter the text provides the reader with tools on how to become a happier you. This source is potentially useful to my research topic because it is providing the reader with actual tools on how to cease chronic unhappiness. It can also be a guide for ones who are already happy to maintain their happy
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People push being happy on society as a total must in life; sadness is not an option. However, the research that has conducted to the study of happiness speaks otherwise. In this essay Sharon Begley's article "Happiness: Enough Already" critiques and analyzes societies need to be happy and the motivational affects it has on life. Begley believes that individuals do not always have to be happy, and being sad is okay and even good for us. She brings in the research of other professionals to build her claim that extreme constant happiness is not good for people. I strongly agree that we need to experience sadness to build motivation in life and character all around.
In “Paradise Glossed, ” from Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard, discusses how happiness is not simply quantified or measured, but rather, results from how people interpret the numerous events that make up their lives. His main claim is that each event could be seen from a myriad of different angles, and thus could end in varying degrees of happiness for each person. Gilbert also explains how people often lean more toward the optimistic side of things: upon experiencing an event, people tend to find the positives in the situation. Gilbert’s argument is reasonable, clear, and is backed by evidence. But in spite of this, he fails to clearly define happiness, and his logic is somewhat flawed. He seems to
This type of article is an analysis of a professional issue in the psychology field. The article analyses the benefits of positive emotions to individual’s intellectual, social and physical health. The issue of the relationship between emotional health and the wellbeing of an individual is a psychological subject. The type of research in this research article is Correlational research. This is because it measures the relationship between two variables. In this article, the research seeks to establish the relationship between positive emotions and stable health. Positive emotions in this case are demonstrated by expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves.
When we look to define happiness, many different ideas come to mind. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary uses three definitions for happiness: good fortune, a state of well being and contentment, and a pleasurable satisfaction. In Brave New World, Aldus Huxley argues that a society can redefine happiness through the government’s manipulation of the environment and the human mind itself. The government accomplishes this by mind conditioning throughout the process of maturing, keeping a caste-based society, and obliterating problems. The government thus defines happiness as the absence of all conflict. This differs from happiness as the American society sees it: the ability to pursue and enjoy individual desires.
In a hotel suite, Dominic Cobb’s wife jumps off a ledge and dies in hopes of returning to what she thinks is the real world. Cobb must then decide whether he should forget the past and move on to find his own enjoyment or stay within an unconstructed dream space, where he is able to live with his wife. In Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov tells the story of a family of unhappy souls who have trouble finding pleasure in the world. As a result, Andre Gregory and Louis Malle use the opening sequence of Vanya on 42nd Street to foreshadow Chekhov’s argument that humans must take action find happiness, but only after they make peace with the past.
One reason described to be a cause of happiness is income. Don Peck and Ross Douthat indicate how, “National income appears to be one of the best single predictors of overall well-being, explaining perhaps 40 percent of the difference in contentment among nations” (352). With this statement, comes the explanation of how income can influence happiness in adults who strive to earn a living. Research illustrates how, “For individual countries, with few exceptions, self-reported happiness has increased as incomes have risen” (Douthat 352). While these two statements provide sufficient evidence for the reason of income bringing happiness, income itself is not relevant.
In the book, The How of Happiness, author and researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky sets her book apart from other self-awareness books by being the first to utilize empirical studies. She uses data gained through scientific method to provide support for her hypothesis. This hypothesis consists mainly of the idea that we have the ability to overcome genetic predisposition and circumstantial barriers to happiness by how we think and what we do. She emphasizes that being happier benefits ourselves, our family and our community. “The How of Happiness is science, and the happiness-increasing strategies that [she] and other social psychologists have developed are its key supporting players” (3).
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Nettle, D. (2005). Happiness: The science behind your smile. (First ed., pp. 1-6). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
The concept of happiness has been argued for thousands of years, and will probably be argued for thousands more. Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz, a 20th century Polish philosopher, wrote an interesting paper, adding to the age-old debate, called, Happiness and Time. This essay correctly claims that for one to look at happiness one must also be aware of its relation to time.
Happiness is not just the nonappearance of exceptional contrary feelings; many individuals think they are "happy" basically on the grounds that they aren't sad or irate. Happiness is the vitality of positive hope, delight, happiness, confidence, love, and appreciation. You needn't bother with someone else, or outside conditions, to encounter these things; be that as it may, on the off chance that you are looking for something you don't as of now have, you will require a guide, or a guide - and possibly some assistance - arriving. Here are five stages you can take after as a fundamental guide for "turning a frown upside down," or transforming unhappiness into
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...riting ability of the contributing authors appropriately showed the audience in Europe that with their suggested root of happiness, change would be inevitable for a better, happier life. The revolutionary ideas for the stepping stones of happiness: moral pleasure, unified government, and equal social classes showed that the people of Europe were not happy. They wanted to adjust the way they lived and find the roots of happiness.
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, said in his book “Nichomachean Ethics” that "happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the aim and end of human existence." (Aristotle). He means that happiness is a central purpose of human life. It is true when we all wish to be happy. However, when we are asked what happiness is, we cannot define happiness in a general concept because it means something different to each individual person. For example, for one person, happiness is a sense of satisfaction from success in career, whereas for others, it may be a feeling of being loved by other people. Meanwhile, philosophers indicate that happiness has two senses. The first one is psychological sense related to a state of mind (Haybron). The other sense
Throughout history, philosophers and scientists of various kinds have been trying to define happiness, identify its causes and the obstacles to reaching it. According to Jon Gertner, psychologist Gilbert and economist Loewenstein have succeeded in pointing out several reasons why people are unhappy (pp: 444-6). It is important to note that according to Gilbert, it is not that people cannot g...