Happiness and Domestic Life: The Influence of the Home on Subjective and Social Well-Being

This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine the relationship between the quality of domestic life and the home environment, in its material and relational dimension, with individual and social happiness, in the context of current changes.

The theme of happiness and well-being is framed within two significant changes, themselves affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic: the relationship between the individual’s quality of life and engagement within the community, and the role of new technologies in everyday life. The authors highlight the relational nature of happiness and the centrality of the home environment in its promotion. Three dimensions of psychosocial well-being in the home are analysed: the personal one, consisting of a sense of stability, intimacy and sharing; the social one, which considers the domestic environment as a place for civic education and, in times of pandemic, the site of professional activity and the physical one, consisting of spaces, services and architectural styles.

This book is ideal for readers who wish to cross disciplinary boundaries and explore the topic of domestic happiness in its different facets. The target audience is both professional researchers and advanced graduate and undergraduate students.

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Maria Teresa Russo, PhD, is Professor of Moral Philosophy and Bioethics at Roma Tre University. She is also a member of the scientific board of Italian and International journals. Her research focuses on Spanish and French contemporary philosophy, ethical issues of healthcare and embodiment, with special reference to Women’s Studies.Her works include: Olfaction: An Interdisciplinary Perspective from Life Sciences to Philosophy (2021); The human body as a problem in post-modern culture (2020) and Per un éthos dello spazio urbano e domestico: il contributo della filosofia delle donne (2017).

Antonio Argandoña is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Business Ethics, IESE Business School, University of Navarra. His research interests include business ethics, social responsibility, and home issues. His most recent books are The Home: Multidisciplinary Reflections (2017), People, Care and Work in the Home (2020) and The Home in the Digital Age (2021).

Richard Peatfield qualified from the University of Cambridge and the Middlesex Hospital and trained in General Medicine and Neurology in London and Leeds. He has been Consultant Neurologist, Princess Margaret Migraine Clinic, Charing Cross Hospital, honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London and he was the book review editor for Cephalalgia.