The Origins of Happiness

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CONTENTS

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1. Happiness over the Life Course:
   What Matters Most? 15

parT i. whaT makes a happy aDulT?

2. Income 33


3. Education 51


4. Work and Unemployment 61


5. Building a Family 77


6. Health of Mind and Body 89


7. Crime 105


8. Social Norms and Institutions 115


9. Happiness at Older Ages 129

parT ii. whaT makes a successful chilD?

10. Family Income 153


11. Working Parents 161


12. Parenting and Parents’ Mental Health 169


13. Family Conflict 179


14. Schooling 187

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Introduction: The New Paradigm

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