A short introduction to happiness in social sciences

Abstract

Th is article explores aspects of sociological and economical approaches to happiness research. It will fi rst look at how the discipline of sociology has engaged with happiness research so far and what some of the future directions could be; and it will then look into the discipline of happiness economics (or beha-vioural economics as it is sometimes referred to), as it is one of the social sciences that have engaged with happiness research in ways that move beyond the traditional concerns in economics.