The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life

1. Introduction: The Happiness Riddle
Mark Cieslik

2. Philosophy and the History of Happiness
Mark Cieslik

3. The Economics of Happiness
Mark Cieslik

4. Positive Psychology and Happiness
Mark Cieslik

5. Psychoanalytical Theory and Happiness
Mark Cieslik

6. Sociological Approaches to Happiness
Mark Cieslik

7. Happiness and Young People
Mark Cieslik

8. The ‘Thirty Somethings’: Happiness in the Late Twenties and Thirties
Mark Cieslik

9. Happiness in Mid Life
Mark Cieslik

10. Happiness in Old Age
Mark Cieslik

11. Conclusions: Making Sense of the Happiness Riddle
Mark Cieslik

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Social Care, Emotion, Aging, Quality of Life Research