Positive Psychology as Social Change [Hardcover]

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.

1 What People Really Want in Life and Why It Matters:
Contributions from Research on Folk Theories
of the Good Life
Christie Napa Scollon and Laura A. King
Part I Some Cautionary Thoughts
2 Think Before You Think
Nic Marks
3 Socially Responsible Cheermongery: On the Sociocultural
Contexts and Levels of Social Happiness Policies