Beschreibung / Abstract

Beschreibung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• BEGINN
• 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 Influence
• 3.3 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 Religiosity
• 6.1 Religion and Subjective Well-being
• 6.2 Religiosity as a Social Norm
• 6.3 Study 1
• 6.4 Study 2
• 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
• 7.4 Study 2
• 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