La felicidad como tecnología de gobierno en el contexto neoliberal: una exploración de los discursos felicitarios en tres ámbitos
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: In recent decades, the notion of happiness has moved from philosophical and mystical spheres to a diversity of fields that pervade everyday life and the management of social order. Happiness is becoming a central figure in areas as diverse as education, economic development, mental health, work performance, business management or personal fulfillment. The discourses about it proliferate and flood popular culture and contemporary social imaginary. In this context, it is important to ask about the social function of these discourses and about the forms of subjectivity they promote. In this paper we explore the way in which the discourses of happiness permeate three specific social domains: therapeutic culture, science and economics. Likewise, we seek to illustrate the way in which these discursive incursions are present in the Mexican context.
Source: Revista SOMEPSO
Language: Spanish
Topic: Foucault, Power, and Ethics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3141845520