Submitted by minusthepeter on October 14, 2008

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“If We Are So Rich, Why Aren’T We Happy?�

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“If We Are So Rich, Why Aren’t We Happy?�

In this article, Csikszentmihaly uses a clear method of research: data collection. The data in the article was collected from different sources, which ranged from philosophical theories that described different aspects of “happiness�, to recent sample surveys that helped measure correlation between materialism and happiness. There were different surveys that were referenced in the article that gave an idea of wealth had any relationship with “subjective well-being.� One of the surveys involved gross nation product compared to “self-reported...

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