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Dear Colleagues,
(Apologies for cross posting)
Please see call for abstracts for a one day conference in London UK,
British Sociological Association Happiness Study Group
'Sociology and the Study of Happiness'
Day Seminar Wednesday 15th September 2010
11am- 4pm
We are keen to begin the study group activities by hosting a seminar
that explores some of the substantive but also the theoretical,
philosophical and methodological issues that are faced by the
sociological study of happiness. Papers may wish to address a range of
questions:
* What is the relationship between wellbeing and happiness
research?
* Is the study of happiness problematic for sociologists as it
inevitably involves complex subjective processes that lie beyond the
scope of sociology?
* How can traditional areas of sociological research around
health, illness and employment for example shed light on issues of
wellbeing and happiness?
* What role can the investigation of art, love, music, emotions
and literature play in the sociological study of happiness?
* An interest in happiness raises questions about the cultural and
historical construction of wellbeing and how these are transformed by
processes of globalisation. How can sociologists integrate these
concerns into the study if happiness?
* Is the current interest in happiness studies merely a reflection
of the emergence of therapy culture and narcissism?
* If climate change implies a shift away from ever expanding
economies and consumption does this suggest a greater discussion of what
happiness means in a post-materialistic world?
Venue
British Sociological Association London Meeting Rooms
Suite 2, 2 Station Court, Imperial Wharf, Townmead Rd, Fulham SW6 2PY
See below for details and also at:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/meetingroom.htm
Please email abstracts of 200 words to Dr Mark Cieslik at
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Deadline for submission of abstracts Friday 28th May 2010
We will consider papers on a range of topics around sociology and
happiness, the above questions are just a guide. Please email me for
help on this matter.
Dr Mark Cieslik
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
School of Arts and Social Sciences
Lipman Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
tel: 0191 227 3416
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