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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Stavrova, Olga. Fitting In and Getting Happy : How Conformity to Societal Norms Affects Subjective Well-being. Frankfurt/M. : Campus Verlag, ©2014 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Olga Stavrova |
| ISBN: | 9783593422923 3593422921 |
| OCLC Number: | 871859054 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Contents: | Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Happiness as a Subject of Scientific Inquiry; 1.1 Happiness: The Old New Concept; 1.2 Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being; 1.3 Is Happiness Measurable?; 2 Theories of Happiness: An Overview; 2.1 Born Happy: The Effect of Genetic Predispositions; 2.2 Getting Happy: Bottom-up Approach to Happiness; 2.3 Goals Theories; 2.4 Value-as-a-Moderator Model; 2.5 Social Comparison Theories; 3 Theoretical Foundations of the Social Norms Framework of Happiness; 3.1 The Power of Social Influence. 3.2 Informational and Normative Social Influence3.3 Descriptive and Injunctive Norms; 3.4 Social Sanctions and Rewards; 3.5 Normative Conformity and Subjective Well-being: Empirical Evidence; 3.6 The Social Norms Framework of Happiness: Summary and Predictions; 4 The Case of Unemployment; 4.1 The Effect of Personal Unemployment on Well-being; 4.2 The Social Norm Effect; 4.3 Method; 4.4 Results; 4.5 Discussion; 5 The Case of Cohabitation and Gender; 5.1 Cohabitation and Men's and Women's Well-being; 5.2 Social Influence and Gender Conformity; 5.3 Method; 5.4 Results; 5.5 Discussion. 6 The Case of Religiosity6.1 Religion and Subjective Well-being; 6.2 Religiosity as a Social Norm; 6.3 Study 1; 6.3.1 Method; 6.3.2 Results; 6.4 Study 2; 6.4.1 Method; 6.4.2 Results; 6.5 General Discussion; 7 The Case of Civic Virtue; 7.1 Virtue and Subjective Well-being; 7.2 Civic Virtue; 7.3 Study 1; 7.3.1 Method; 7.3.2 Results; 7.4 Study 2; 7.4.1 Method; 7.4.2 Results; 7.5 General Discussion; 8 Integrative Discussion; 8.1 The Social Norms Framework of Happiness and Its Place in Happiness Research; 8.2 Some Considerations of Descriptive vs. Injunctive Norms. 8.3 A Tribute to Sociology: What is a Societal Normative Climate and Does It Contribute to Citizens' Happiness?9 Directions for Future Research; 9.1 Prosociality and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison; 9.2 Some Methodological Refinements (Using an Example of Prosociality); 9.3 Gender-Role Norms and Subjective Well-being in Cross-National Comparison; 9.4 Learning from the Happiness of Others; 10 Building a Bridge between Sociology and Social Psychology; Closing Words; Appendix; Figure Credits; References; Index. |
| Series Title: | Akteure und Strukturen. Studien zur vergleichenden empirischen Sozialforschung. |
Abstract:
Do unemployment, religiosity, or morality play a role in people's perception of happiness and well-being? Using large-scale survey data from more than seventy countries, the author shows that to a large extent happiness depends on a match between individuals' attributes and the sociocultural characteristics of the environment in which they live.
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- Conformity.
- Happiness.
- Well-being.
- Social Conformity
- Happiness
- Conformisme.
- Bonheur.
- Bien-être.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
