Manufacturing Happy Citizens: How the Science and Industry of Happiness Control our Lives

The imperative of happiness dictates the conduct and direction of our lives. There is no escape from the tyranny of positivity. But is happiness the supreme good that all of us should pursue? So says a new breed of so-called happiness experts, with positive psychologists, happiness economists and self-development gurus at the forefront. With the support of influential institutions and multinational corporations, these self-proclaimed experts now tell us what governmental policies to apply, what educational interventions to make and what changes we must undertake in order to lead more successful, more meaningful and healthier lives. With a healthy scepticism, this book documents the powerful social impact of the science and industry of happiness, arguing that the neoliberal alliance between psychologists, economists and self-development gurus has given rise to a new and oppressive form of government and control in which happiness has been woven into the very fabric of power.

Self-Help

Illouz, Eva

Cabanas, Edgar

Personal Transformation

Polity

La industria de la felicidad, que mueve miles de millones de euros, afirma que puede moldear a los individuos y hacer de ellos criaturas capaces de oponer resistencia a los sentimientos negativos, de sacar el mejor partido de sí mismos controlando totalmente sus deseos improductivos y sus pensamientos derrotistas. Pero ¿no estaremos acaso ante una nueva argucia destinada a convencernos, una vez más, de que la riqueza y la pobreza, el éxito y el fracaso, la salud y la enfermedad son únicamente responsabilidad nuestra?\nBook Description\nEva Illouz, socióloga, y Edgar Cabanas, psicólogo, presentan una vehemente denuncia de la industria de la felicidad y de la aparente legitimidad científica de la psicología positiva.

Happycracia: Cómo la ciencia y la industria de la felicidad controlan nuestras vidas

Ediciones Paidós

La vida real en tiempos de la felicidad: Crítica de la psicología (y de la ideología) positiva

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Pérez Álvarez, Marino

Sánchez, José Carlos

Psychology & Counseling

Alianza Editorial

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