You don't have to pretend to be happy

Authors

  • Rosa Vázquez Recio Profesora Titular de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Cádiz Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/mgnmar.v2i2.11253

Keywords:

happiness, market, emotional capitalism, positive thinking, positive psychology

Abstract

This minimal story is presented as a way of provoking reflection on an issue that has been imposed, quietly and uncritically, in the daily life of citizens. Happiness as a commodity and as an end, creating an illusory world as false as the "American dream". It is subject to supply and demand and market demands. Behind, the great industry promoted by positive psychology, positive thinking, the economics of happiness, emotional capitalism. Meanwhile, and on the sidelines, when they are not forgotten, inequalities and injustices continue to exist.

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Author Biography

Rosa Vázquez Recio, Profesora Titular de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Cádiz

Departamento de Didáctica

References

Baudrillard, J. (1995). Cultura y simulacro. Kairós.

Cabanas, E. y Illouz, E. (2020). Happycracia. Cómo la ciencia y la industria de la felicidad controlan nuestras vidas. Paidós.

Lledó, E. (2005). Elogio a la infelicidad. Cuatro Ediciones.

Published

2021-07-26

How to Cite

Vázquez Recio, R. (2021). You don’t have to pretend to be happy. Márgenes, Revista De Educación De La Universidad De Málaga, 2(2), 130–135. https://doi.org/10.24310/mgnmar.v2i2.11253

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Section

MINIMAL STORIES