Positive Psychology as Social Change

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Gebonden, 358 blz. | Engels
Springer Netherlands | 2011e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9789048199372
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In recent times there has been growing interest in positive psychology as evidenced by the swell in positive psychology graduate programs, undergraduate courses, journals related to the topic, popular book titles on the topic and scholarly publications. Within the positive psychology community there has been an increased emphasis on the socially beneficial side of positive psychological science. At the First World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association there was a major push to look at positive psychology as a social change mechanism. This volume will bring together thoughts of leaders in positive psychology from 8 countries to capitalize on the push toward social change and flourishing. By releasing this title at a critical time Springer has the opportunity to help frame the agenda for positive psychology as a force for social change.

This seminal work is meant for anyone interested in happiness, strengths, flourishing or positive institutions It introduces Positive Psychology as an unapplied science that can be used to create positive social transformation and enabling institutions. This is a must-have title for academics, especially psychologists, sociologists, economists, and professionals working in the field of Positive Psychology and Well-Being.

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ISBN13:9789048199372
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:358
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:2011

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<p>1 What People Really Want in Life and Why It Matters:<br>Contributions from Research on Folk Theories<br>of the Good Life<br>Christie Napa Scollon and Laura A. King<br>Part I Some Cautionary Thoughts<br>2 Think Before You Think<br>Nic Marks<br>3 Socially Responsible Cheermongery: On the Sociocultural<br>Contexts and Levels of Social Happiness Policies<br>Neil Thin<br>Part II Positive Psychology and Public Policy<br>4 Monitoring Psychosocial Prosperity for Social Change<br>Ed Diener and Carol Diener<br>5 Gross National Happiness: A Gift from Bhutan to the World<br>George W. Burns<br>6 Ecological Challenges, Materialistic Values,<br>and Social Change<br>Tim Kasser<br>7 Positive Psychology and Public Health<br>Dora Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir<br>Part III Positive Psychology and Poverty<br>8 Positive Psychology and Poverty<br>Robert Biswas-Diener and Lindsey Patterson<br>xiii<br>xiv Contents<br>9 Strengthening Underprivileged Communities:<br>Strengths-Based Approaches as a Force<br>for Positive Social Change in Community Development<br>P. Alex Linley, Avirupa Bhaduri, Debasish Sen Sharma,<br>and Reena Govindji<br>Part IV Positive Psychology and Organizations<br>10 Creating Positive Social Change Through Building Positive<br>Organizations: Four Levels of Intervention<br>Nicky Garcea and P. Alex Linley<br>11 Organizational Democracy as a Force for Social Change<br>Traci L. Fenton<br>Part V Positive Psychology and a Focus on Others<br>12 Better Living Through Perspective Taking<br>Sara D. Hodges, Brian A.M. Clark, and Michael W. Myers<br>13 Investing in Others: Prosocial Spending for (Pro)Social Change<br>Lara B. Aknin, Gillian M. Sandstrom, Elizabeth W. Dunn,<br>and Michael I. Norton<br>Part VI Positive Psychology and Social Change Interventions<br>14 How Does Coaching Positively Impact Organizational<br>and Societal Change?<br>Sunny Stout Rostron<br />15 PositivePsychotherapy and Social Change<br>Antonella Delle Fave and Giovanni A. Fava<br>16 Recreate or Create? Leisure as an Arena<br>for Recovery and Change<br>Joar Vittersø<br>17 Positive Computing<br>Tomas Sander<br>Part VII Change theWorld<br>18 Changing the World: The Science of Transformative Action<br>Scott Sherman<br>Editor’s Afterword<br>Index<br>Contributors</p>

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