The changing nature of happiness : an in-depth study of a town in north west England 1938-2016

• Other Authors: McHug, Sandie
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2020
• Subjects: Community psychology > England > Bolton (Greater Manchester); Happiness; Perception; Bolton (Greater Manchester, England) > Social conditions > 20th century; Bolton (Greater Manchester, England) > Social conditions > 21st century; 302.0942737
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/81460
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This book shines a light on the meaning of happiness and how public perceptions of it have changed over time. A question that has engaged philosophers from the days of Aristotle, happiness is a subject of growing academic interest, and its recent integration into government policy is provoking incre...