Biswas-Diener Positive Psychology as Social Change

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-90-481-9938-9
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 359 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Biswas-Diener, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 What People Really Want in Life and Why It Matters:Contributions from Research on Folk Theoriesof the Good LifeChristie Napa Scollon and Laura A. KingPart I Some Cautionary Thoughts2 Think Before You ThinkNic Marks3 Socially Responsible Cheermongery: On the SocioculturalContexts and Levels of Social Happiness PoliciesNeil ThinPart II Positive Psychology and Public Policy4 Monitoring Psychosocial Prosperity for Social ChangeEd Diener and Carol Diener5 Gross National Happiness: A Gift from Bhutan to the WorldGeorge W. Burns6 Ecological Challenges, Materialistic Values,and Social ChangeTim Kasser7 Positive Psychology and Public HealthDora Guðrún GuðmundsdóttirPart III Positive Psychology and Poverty8 Positive Psychology and PovertyRobert Biswas-Diener and Lindsey Pattersonxiiixiv Contents9 Strengthening Underprivileged Communities:Strengths-Based Approaches as a Forcefor Positive Social Change in Community DevelopmentP. Alex Linley, Avirupa Bhaduri, Debasish Sen Sharma,and Reena GovindjiPart IV Positive Psychology and Organizations10 Creating Positive Social Change Through Building PositiveOrganizations: Four Levels of InterventionNicky Garcea and P. Alex Linley11 Organizational Democracy as a Force for Social ChangeTraci L. FentonPart V Positive Psychology and a Focus on Others12 Better Living Through Perspective TakingSara D. Hodges, Brian A.M. Clark, and Michael W. Myers13 Investing in Others: Prosocial Spending for (Pro)Social ChangeLara B. Aknin, Gillian M. Sandstrom, Elizabeth W. Dunn,and Michael I. NortonPart VI Positive Psychology and Social Change Interventions14 How Does Coaching Positively Impact Organizationaland Societal Change?Sunny Stout Rostron15 PositivePsychotherapy and Social ChangeAntonella Delle Fave and Giovanni A. Fava16 Recreate or Create? Leisure as an Arenafor Recovery and ChangeJoar Vittersø17 Positive ComputingTomas SanderPart VII Change theWorld18 Changing the World: The Science of Transformative ActionScott ShermanEditor’s AfterwordIndexContributors

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the "Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology" because his scientific pursuit of the emotional good life has led him to such far flung places as India, Greenland, Israel, Kenya, and Spain. He sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Positive Psychology and the Journal of Happiness Studies. Robert is CAPP's Programme Director for Education and Learning. He is also part-time instructor of psychology at Portland State University (USA). Robert is the author of the books, Positive Psychology Coaching: Putting the science of happiness to work for your clients (Wiley, 2007), and Happiness: Unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth (Blackwell, 2008).