During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily ...activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made "Gross National Happiness" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens.
Durante los últimos años, la felicidad en el trabajo ha sido un tema que las organizaciones se han tomado muy en serio; esto, debido a los múltiples beneficios que se obtienen al tener un colaborador ...feliz tanto en el ámbito laboral como en el económico, familiar y personal. El propósito de este estudio fue conocer el nivel y los aspectos que influyen en la felicidad laboral de los profesores de la Universidad de los Llanos. En total, se aplicaron 239 cuestionarios en los que se tuvieron en cuenta la sede, las facultades y el tipo de contratación. La investigación tiene un enfoque cuantitativo e inferencial con el fin de conocer la percepción de felicidad que tienen los docentes. A nivel general, los resultados muestran que el profesorado tiene un nivel de felicidad satisfactorio y las principales variables que más contribuyen a su felicidad son los estudiantes, la familia y la espiritualidad.
The situation has been unpredictable and volatile, which calls for a great deal of flexibility and skilful handling of day-today chores. Pessimism and social divisions are too widespread among ...grown-ups; perhaps we should start learning from our children. A wonderful and mysterious law of nature stipulates that there are three things we strive for in our lives - happiness, good health and peace of mind.
The Sumarah sect from Sumoroto Subdistrict, Ponorogo Regency, is one of Indonesia's original religious identities. The modern era has brought in many social problems derived from the shifting of ...traditional-local values towards Western values. The degradation of ethical and morality codes in the community is one of the huge consequences of this phenomenon. Spiritual practices for Sumarah followers are not limited to carrying out rituals but to achieve a very high goal: a meaningful and happy life. This article examines the concept of happiness for adherents of the Sumarah sect. By using interpretive phenomenological analysis and participatory observation, this study found several important points. First, the prostration of Sumarah or ritual practices carried out by some residents of Sumoroto Subdistrict are an attempt to find a way to happiness. Second, the ritual tradition carried out by the Sumarah adherents shows a complex relationship between the teachings of Islam and Javanese traditions and culture. Third, according to them Sumarah’s adherents, the ritual practices carried out by Sumarah followers not only bring a sense of happiness but also grow the power that becomes psychic and physical energy.
This open access book examines an interdependent approach to happiness and well-being, one that contrasts starkly with dominant approaches that have originated from Western culture(s). It highlights ...the diversity of potential pathways towards happiness and well-being globally, and answers calls - voiced in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - for more socially and environmentally sustainable models. Leading global organizations including the OECD, UNICEF, and UNESCO are now proposing human happiness and well-being as a more sustainable alternative to a myopic focus on GDP growth. Yet, the definition of well-being offered by these organizations derives largely from the philosophies, social sciences, and institutional patterns of Europe and the United States. Across seven chapters this book carefully probes the inadequacy of these approaches to well-being globally and reveals the distorting effect this has on how we imagine our world, organize institutions, and plan our collective future(s). It shares a wealth of evidence and examples from across East Asia - a region where interdependence remains foregrounded - and concludes by provocatively arguing that interdependence may provide a more sustainable approach to happiness and well-being in the 21st century. A timely and accessible book, it offers fresh insights for scholars and policymakers working in the areas of psychology, health, sociology, education, international development, public policy, and philosophy. This is an open access book.
SIND SIE GLÜCKLICH? Ruckriegel, Karlheinz
Politische Studien,
09/2021, Letnik:
72, Številka:
499
Journal Article
Die Glücksforschung beschäftigt sich mit dem subjektiven Wohlbefinden. Sie ist fachübergreifend, d.h. es finden Erkenntnisse aus verschiedenen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen ihren Niederschlag. Sie zeigt, ...dass der Einfluss des Materiellen auf unser Wohlbefinden begrenzt ist und dass es vielmehr auf soziale Beziehungen, Gesundheit, Engagement und sinnhaftes Tun sowie ein gewisses Maß an persönlicher Freiheit ankommt.
Entretien avec Henri Raynal Glansdorff, Valérie
La Revue du MAUSS semestrielle,
01/2021, Letnik:
57, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Henri Raynal écrit depuis plus de 70 ans. Avec ferveur, il célèbre et partage ce qu’il voit. Avec lucidité, il s’inquiète de la tendance humaine à vouloir se désenchâsser du cosmos qui le porte, ...l’environne, le constitue. L’humain n’est pas une île sans océan ; il peut bien émerger par sa manière d’exister, mais il n’est séparé de rien. Comme antidote contre le désabusement et le scepticisme, mais aussi contre le sentiment de supériorité et d’extériorité propre à notre espèce, Raynal cultive l’émerveillement, se laisse appâter par les déploiements du monde qu’il traduit amoureusement dans le langage des mots. L’émerveillement comme pratique : par où commencer lorsque tant de contraintes nous paralysent ? Il n’y a pas de formule magique, si ce n’est celle qui mènerait à un léger décalage du regard, à un ébranlement discret de l’attitude face aux spectacles qui nous traversent sans interruption. Remplaçons la défiance par l’assentiment à la vie, propose-t-il. Apprenons à accueillir la présence de l’univers dans son inépuisable complexité et son indéniable beauté. Soyons cosmophiles ! Il y a urgence. Retrouvons la joie d’être partie prenante, la jubilation profonde d’être là.
El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la representación de la (in)felicidad performativa, con sus mandatos, promesas, tabúes y fracasos, tal y como quedó codificada en O libro da filla (2020), la ...última novela hasta la fecha de la escritora gallega Inma López Silva. Partiendo de la teoría crítica de las emociones elaborada por Sara Ahmed en La promesa de la felicidad (2019), veremos cómo los personajes del texto analizado asocian la felicidad con determinados roles sociales, lugares, rituales o estilos de vida, o, incluso con determinadas maneras de ver y vivir el mundo. Estos “objetos felices” les están impuestos por la lógica cultural dominante como garantes de la “buena vida” y “guiones” de conducta normativa. Asimismo, comprobaremos de qué manera y bajo qué condiciones sociales el fomento de la feliz normatividad oculta los “mecanismos psíquicos del poder” y provoca el surgimiento de la melancolía. Por último, el análisis de O libro da filla revelará el potencial político que radica en los archivos de la infelicidad y en la escritura.O obxectivo deste artigo consiste en analizar a representación da (in)felicidade performativa, cos seus mandatos, promesas, tabús e fracasos, tal como quedou codificada en O libro da filla (2020), a última novela ata a data da escritora galega Inma López Silva. Partindo da teoría crítica das emocións elaborada por Sara Ahmed en La promesa de la felicidad (2019), veremos como os personaxes do texto analizado asocian a felicidade con determinados roles sociais, lugares, rituais ou estilos de vida, ou, incluso con determinadas maneiras de ver e vivir o mundo. Estes “obxectos felices” sonlles impostos pola lóxica cultural dominante como garantes da “boa vida” e “guións” de conduta normativa. Do mesmo xeito, comprobaremos de que maneira e baixo que condicións sociais o fomento da feliz normatividade oculta os “mecanismos psíquicos do poder” e provoca o xurdimento da melancolía. Por último, a análise de O libro da filla revelará o potencial político que radica nos arquivos da infelicidade e na escritura.
Desenvolvimento e felicidade José Dalmo Silva de Souza; Siendenberg, Dieter Rugard
Revista de economia Mackenzie,
01/2021
Reesp
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Odprti dostop
Necessidades podem ser espirituais, materiais não econômicas e materiais econômicas. A variável bem estar individual depende de fatores tangíveis e intangíveis. Economia estuda o desafio do Homem em ...satisfazer necessidades econômicas infinitas com uma produção finita. Aborda as escolhas exigidas. Toda ação é gerada por uma paixão e guiada pela razão. Ação é precedida de cálculo. Felicidade é um estado de bem estar que transcende ao escopo da razão econômica. A ação do indivíduo em defender interesses coletivos é a ação que otimiza a defesa de seu próprio auto interesse. A economia e a política podem ser concebidos como sistemas sociais auto poiéticos formados a partir da diferenciação funcional do sistema social. Decisões políticas sobre alocação de recursos econômicos trazem resultados na esfera social. Decisões sobre produção implicam a percepção social qualitativa do resultado no bem estar. Desenvolvimento não pode gerar felicidade. Mas fornece base imprescindível.
Happiness today is not just a possibility or an option but a requirement and a duty. To fail to be happy is to fail utterly. Happiness has become a religion--one whose smiley-faced god looks down in ...rebuke upon everyone who hasn't yet attained the blessed state of perpetual euphoria. How has a liberating principle of the Enlightenment--the right to pursue happiness--become the unavoidable and burdensome responsibility to be happy? How did we become unhappy about not being happy--and what might we do to escape this predicament? In Perpetual Euphoria, Pascal Bruckner takes up these questions with all his unconventional wit, force, and brilliance, arguing that we might be happier if we simply abandoned our mad pursuit of happiness.
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