The Pursuit of Happiness in America: A Sociological Perspective
Jones, Brian J.
- 出版商: Palgrave MacMillan
- 出版日期: 2024-07-31
- 售價: $1,910
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,815
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 94
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 3031656067
- ISBN-13: 9783031656064
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商品描述
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.
作者簡介
Brian J. Jones is Professor of Sociology at Villanova University, USA. He is the author of Social Capital in America (2011) and Social Capital in American Life (2019) and co-author of Sociology: Micro, Macro, and Mega Structures (1995) and Social Problems: Issues, Opinions, and Solutions (1988).
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Brian J. Jones是美國維拉諾瓦大學的社會學教授。他是《美國的社會資本》（2011年）和《美國生活中的社會資本》（2019年）的作者，並且是《社會學：微觀、宏觀與巨觀結構》（1995年）和《社會問題：議題、意見與解決方案》（1988年）的共同作者。
