The happiness illusion : how the media sold us a fairytale

Hockley, Luke. (Added Author). Fadina, Nadi. (Added Author).

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ISBN: 9780415728706
ISBN: 9780415728690
ISBN: 041572869X
ISBN: 0415728703
ISBN: 9781315740362
Physical Description: print
xi, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2015.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Once upon a time... / Nadi Fadina and Luke Hockley Section I: ... There was a prince/ss ... The androgyne / vignette by Luke Hockley and Nadi Fadina ; Transitional fantasies of masculinity / Terrie Waddell ; Snow White and the Huntsman : the fairytale of gender and the female warrior / Luke Hockley ; The second loss of androgyny : the fairytale of dualism / Nadi Fadina -- Section II: The quest : the old wise helper and the magical object. Vignette / by Luke Hockley and Nadi Fadina ; Crumbling rejuvenation : archetype, embodiment and the 'aging beauty myth' / Josephine Dolan ; Finding the golden egg : illusions of happiness in an age of consumer capitalism / Catriona Miller ; The self-knowledge industry and myths of happiness / Ryan Howes ; The shadow of redemption : the Grail and the self-knowledge industry / Joanna Dovalis -- Section III: May all your wishes come true. Vignette / by Luke Hockley and Nadi Fadina ; Engaging marriage : rom corns and fairy tale endings / Heather Brook ; The myth of authentic self-actualisation : happiness, transformation and reality TV / Greg Singh ; A difficult task : Sarah Lund and the crime of individuated happiness / Alec Charles.