The Pursuit of Happiness in America: A Sociological Perspective

by Brian J. Jones

Everybody wants to know what makes people happy. Artistic takes on the topic in literature, popular songs and cinema are widespread, but not terribly helpful. Psychological accounts are mostly about how to avoid unhappiness. So who actually is happy, and why? This book offers real answers from the real world of American society. Their source is the General Social Survey, a scientific poll of Americans offering some five decades of state-of-the-art...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031656067
• ISBN13: 9783031656064
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 6.4"