{"product_id":"9781349592241","title":"The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCieslik, Mark\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines the meaning of happiness in Britain today, and  observes that although we face challenges such as austerity, climate change  and disenchantment with politics, we continue to be interested in happiness  and living well. The author illustrates how happiness is a far more contested,  social process than is often portrayed by economists and psychologists, and  takes issue with sociologists who often regard wellbeing and the happiness  industry with suspicion, whilst neglecting one of the key features of being  human – the quest for a good life. Exploring themes that question what it  means to be happy and live a good life in Britain today, such as the  challenges young people face making their way through education and into their  first jobs; work life-balance; mid-life crises; and old age, the book presents  nineteen life stories that call for a far more critical and ambitious approach  to happiness research that marries the radicalism of sociology, with recent  advances in psychology and economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to students and academics interested in wellbeing, happiness and quality of life and also those researching areas such as the life course, work-life balance, biographies, aging and youth studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-01-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349592241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-31882-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 235\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775486390412,"sku":"9781349592241","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349592241.jpg?v=1776576167","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349592241","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}