Happy malcontents: individuals and society
Krzysztof ZagorskiPublic Opinion Research Center – CBOS, Poland
PREFACE
What increases our happiness? Does wealth make us less stressful and happier? Does stress make us unhappy? What are the relations between our material as well as psychological well-being on one hand and satisfaction with social conditions on the other? Are we satisfied malcontents? In other words, are we satisfied with personal life despite being dissatisfied with the conditions of our society? Does better off life bring more satisfaction in better off or in poorer societies? The analysis of comparative survey data from so different...