Social Statics Or the Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified and the First of Them Dev

Social Statics Or the Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified and the First of Them Dev
Author: Herbert Spencer
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019376805

In this influential work of social and political theory, Spencer lays out the basic principles of his philosophical system. He advocates for individual freedom and the importance of evolution in shaping social structures. Although controversial in its time, Social Statics remains an important text for understanding the development of modern social thought. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Positive Psychology as Social Change

Positive Psychology as Social Change
Author: Robert Biswas-Diener
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9048199387

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.