03045nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-65607-1 DE-He213 20251030112701.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240731s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031656071 978-3-031-65607-1 10.1007/978-3-031-65607-1 doi RA407-409.5 HN25 MBNH bicssc MED003000 bisacsh MBNH thema Jones, Brian J. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 81627 The Pursuit of Happiness in America [electronic resource] : A Sociological Perspective / by Brian J. Jones. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XV, 94 p. 68 illus., 67 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. On Happiness -- 2. Pillars of Happiness: Attitudes -- 3. Sources of Happiness: Social Structures -- 4. "With a Little Help from My …” -- 5. "E PLURIBUS DUO": Education -- 6. Screen Time -- 7. Lost Causes -- 8. Happiness Dynamics in the Age of Covid-19. 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 data. An additional enhancement is a set of qualitative interviews commissioned by the author adding depth to the extraordinary breadth of the GSS. The approach of the book is distinctly sociological. Are married Americans happier than unmarried Americans? Does social class matter? How about college? The answers lie within this wide and deep dive into happiness in America. Quality of life. 62149 Sociology Methodology. 59417 Social sciences Philosophy. 60803 Well-being. 59309 Quality of Life Research. 66153 Sociological Methods. 71801 Social Theory. 58050 Well-Being. 59309 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031656064 Printed edition: 9783031656088 Printed edition: 9783031656095 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65607-1 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 62089 62089