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, Volume:
72, Issue:
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.
Desenvolvimento e felicidade José Dalmo Silva de Souza; Siendenberg, Dieter Rugard
Revista de economia Mackenzie,
01/2021
Reesp
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
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.
Encouraged by the writings in this issue I’m sharing a view of happiness; as an everyday aspiration and accomplishment rather than an enormous concept with voracious goals that is out of reach. ...Whether that be a postdoctoral researcher’s contentment upon completion of a draft of their new article, or the sense of achievement a young doctoral student gifts themselves after reading a book chapter about research methodology without having to perpetually refer to a dictionary to find the meaning of each new word (which sadistically appears to be in every other sentence) or, the deep pride a supervisor feels upon their student’s successful defence of the viva voce, or a professor’s sense of triumph as they enjoy a full cup of hot tea in peace. Or, indeed, the interstitial space in one’s day when, for example, you unexpectedly bump into a colleague and seize the moment to stop and say, ‘hello!’ and as you chat, a solution to a niggling problem appears as if ‘out of nowhere’. From all of these seemingly minor moments comes a warm glow; a gentle increase of serotonin that radiates through the body to help us build happiness.
With the advances of the study of Positive Psychology, it has become evident that it is necessary to develop or adapt teaching-learning methods to enable the objective set by education in Mexico, to ...promote integral development, which includes the social aspect, intellectual and emotional or affective of children in schools. The above is interpreted as the student having the possibility of being happy through tools and resources obtained within the school context, among others. Finding out what factors generate child happiness in general and in school in particular, provides opportunities for parents, educational authorities and teaching professionals to promote the integral development and training of happy children.
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