Difference between revisions of "Study Questions for Happiness Summer 2007b"
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Contents
- 1 June 4
- 1.1 How does Layard distinguish social comparison from habituation?
- 1.2 Describe some fo the evidence of the power of social comparison
- 1.3 How do researchers attempt to quantify the effect of habituation on salary and wage increases?
- 1.4 What are some of the things that habituate and do not habituate?
- 1.5 How does Veenhoven's research on Northern European coutnries shed light on social comparison at the societal level?
- 2 June 5
- 2.1 What claims does Easterbrook make about depression, trust, and loneliness in contemporary U.S. society and what explanations does he offer for this? Do you agree with his analysis? Why or why not?
- 2.2 Identify and assess practical responses that could be made to the problems discussed by Layard, Easterbrook, Hecht and Schwartz?
- 2.3 How does Hecht think that Enlightenment culture of the U.S. founders changes the relationship between social life and happiness?
- 2.4 To what extent do we face conditions of social isolation today as a result of our Enlightenment strategy?
- 2.5 To what extent can shopping help?
- 2.6 What is the difference between maximizing and satisficing?
- 2.7 Why does Schwartz think that maximizing might not be such a good strategy?
- 2.8 How does contemporary culture promote maximizing as a strategy?
- 2.9 Is maximizing a threat to happiness? If so, why? If not, why not?
- 3 June 6
- 4 June 7
