Title: America the anxious
Description: The author embarks on a pilgrimage to investigate how the national obessession with happiness infiltrates all areas of life, from religion to parenting, from the workplace to academia. She attends a Landmark Forum self-help course, visits Zappos headquarters in Las Vegas (a "happiness city"), looks into the academic "positive psychology movement" and spends time in Utah with Mormons, officially America's happiest people.
Subjects: Social conditions, Civilization, Happiness, American National characteristics, National characteristics, american, United states, civilization, 21st century, United states, social conditions, 21st century, New York Times reviewed, Bonheur, Civilisation, Conditions sociales, PSYCHOLOGY, Social Psychology, SELF-HELP, Personal Growth, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Popular Culture
Places: United States
Time periods: 21st century