finding happiness for privileged and underprivileged

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Project Report

Finding Happiness for Privileged andUnderprivileged

SUBMITTED TO:Mam Faryal Shah

SUBMITTED BY:

Sana Ziab 19!"

Faisal #areem 191$

%a&ad 'n&ar 1"$MohammadFai(an 19)!*

Introduction

How happy are you with your life at this moment? Are you etter than e!er

efore" #on$t %are" or !ery unhappy? Before answerin& this 'uestion" how

woul# you #e(ne happiness?

Most of us proaly #on$t elie!e we nee# a formal #e(nition of happiness)

we *now it when we feel it" an# we often use the term to #es%rie a ran&e of


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positi!e emotions" in%lu#in& +oy" pri#e" %ontentment" an# &ratitu#e, -hen

use# in a roa#er sense" the wor# happiness is synonymous with 'uality of

life. or /well0ein&., In this meanin& it #enotes that life is &oo#" ut #oes not

spe%ify what is &oo# aout life, The wor# is also use# in more spe%i(% ways"

an# these %an e %lari(e# with the help of the %lassi(%ation of 'ualities of

life, Happiness is 1the e2perien%e of +oy" %ontentment" or positi!e well0ein&"

%omine# with a sense that one$s life is &oo#" meanin&ful" an# worthwhile,3

45yuomirs*y 1The How of Happiness36

Althou&h many people thin* that wealth lea#s to happiness" that$s not

always the %ase, Money %an %ertainly help you a%hie!e your &oals" pro!i#e

for your future" an# ma*e life more en+oyale" ut merely ha!in& the stu7

#oesn$t &uarantee ful(llment, Happiness is somethin& e!eryone wants to

ha!e, You may e su%%essful an# ha!e a lot of money" ut without happiness

it will e meanin&less,

That$s why we are e2%ite# with this theme of Happiness, -e will #is%uss this

topi% an# for sure we will learn a lot, But" efore we mo!e further" it$s a &oo#

i#ea to &et #eeper un#erstan#in& of the wor# happiness itself, Un#erstan#in&

what happiness is will &i!e us &oo# &roun# upon whi%h to uil# our

#is%ussions,

8esear%h in the (el# of positi!e psy%holo&y an# happiness often #e(ne a

happy person as someone who e2perien%es fre'uent positi!e emotions" su%h

as +oy" interest" an# pri#e" an# infre'uent 4thou&h not asent6 ne&ati!e

emotions" su%h as sa#ness" an2iety an# an&er 45yuomirs*y9;6,

Is life really aout the .money." the .%ash." who has the i&&est &ol# %hain or

who #ri!es the shiniest or fastest %ar" who sells the most alums or who has

the most respe%t? To#ay happiness is !iewe# in many #i7erent ways,

E!eryone #e(nes happiness a%%or#in& to their personal perspe%ti!es, Ea%h

in#i!i#ual #es%ries their inner feelin&s in a way that you %an.t %ompare with

another, Happiness ori&inally an# lo&i%ally means the inner state of well

ein& or a pleasurale or satisfyin& e2perien%e, It enales you to pro(t from

your hi&hest: thou&hts" wis#om" intelli&en%e" %ommon sense" emotions"

health" an# spiritual !alues in your life, 8e&ar#less of where you are on thehappiness spe%trum" ea%h person has their own way of #e(nin& happiness,


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A%%or#in& to Merriam0-ester$s Online Di%tionary" here is the #e(nition of

happiness:

A state of well0ein& an# %ontentment" a pleasurale or satisfyin& e2perien%e

Happiness is when what you thin*" what you say" an# what you #o are in

harmony, Mahatma =an#hi

Happiness is that state of %ons%iousness whi%h pro%ee#s from the

a%hie!ement of one$s !alues, Ayn 8an#

Happiness is essentially a state of &oin& somewhere" wholehearte#ly" one0

#ire%tionally" without re&ret or reser!ation, -illiam H, Shel#on

Happiness is not somethin& you e2perien%e" it$s somethin& you rememer,Os%ar 5e!ant

Happiness is the spiritual e2perien%e of li!in& e!ery minute with lo!e" &ra%e

an# &ratitu#e,

Denis -aitley

>Happiness is the meanin& an# purpose of life" the whole aim an# en# of

human e2isten%e,>0 Aristotle

The %on%ept of happiness is this simple, -hat we are stri!in& for lies in

oursel!es, It starts from us an# en#s at us, Happiness is essentially &ettin&

a%* to our true nature, -e are nothin& ut a pure an# #i!ine spe%* of%osmi% ener&y, On%e we realie this" we will *now the ultimate purpose of life

an# as Dalai 5ama sai#" 1The purpose of our life is to e Happy,3

Happiness is a state of min#, It is a pleasant emotion ma#e of lo!e" inner

pea%e" +oy" %ontentment an# ful(llment, How happy %an we e" #epen#s on

how we %hoose to a%t an# thin*, It is an art that %an e %ulti!ate# y

fo%usin& on small thin&s in life whi%h are often i&nore#" ut %arry a lot of

meanin&, -e all stri!e an# spen# our entire li!es for a%hie!in& su%%ess"

money" %areer an# wealth in or#er to a%hie!e happiness, -e *eep on stri!in&

without awar#in& the see#s of happiness 0 health" relationships" pea%e ofmin#" &ratitu#e" *in#ness" lo!e" faith an# so forth, -e nee# to e aware" we

nee# to %hoose happiness@


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Literature Review

The i#ea of an# sear%h for happiness has intri&ue# thin*ers for thousan#s of

years" startin& with the An%ient =ree*s 4e,&, Aristotle$s i%oma%hean Ethi%s6"

ut it has only een stu#ie# an# measure# in a systemati% way within the

last few #e%a#es,

Aristotle sou&ht to #e(ne the ultimate en# or 1&oo#3 in life, He hel# that all

our pursuits as humans were meant to a%hie!e a (nal" ultimate 1&oo#3) that

of happiness: 15et us resume our in'uiry an# state" in !iew of the fa%t that all

*nowle#&e an# e!ery pursuit aims at some &oo#" what it is that we say

politi%al s%ien%e aims as an# what is the hi&hest of all &oo#s a%hie!ale ya%tion, erally there is !ery &eneral a&reement) for oth the &eneral run of

men an# people of superior re(nement say that it is happiness" an# i#entify

li!in& well an# farin& well with ein& happy) ut with re&ar# to what

happiness is they #i7er" an# the many #o not &i!e the same a%%ount as the

wise3 48oss C6, Aristotle %ontinue# his analysis of happiness: 1ow we

%all that whi%h is in itself worthy of pursuit more (nal than that whi%h is

worthy of pursuit for the sa*e of somethin& else,,, an# therefore we %all (nal

without 'uali(%ation that whi%h is always #esirale in itself an# ne!er for the

sa*e of somethin& else, ow su%h a thin& is happiness" ao!e all else" is hel#to e) for this we %hoose always for itself an# ne!er for the sa*e of

somethin& else" ut honor" pleasure" reason" an# e!ery !irtue we %hoose

in#ee# for themsel!es 4for if nothin& results from them we shoul# still %hoose

ea%h of them6" ut we %hoose them also for the sa*e of happiness" +u#&in&

that throu&h them we shall e happy, Happiness" on the other han#" no one

%hooses for the sa*e of these" nor" in &eneral" for anythin& other than itself3

48oss C6,

In other wor#s" a%%or#in& to Aristotle" happiness is the ultimate human

purpose of life on Earth,In CFFG" o!er 9" years after Aristotle" the Unite# States De%laration of

In#epen#en%e ar&ue# for 1%ertain inalienale 8i&hts" that amon& these are

5ife" 5ierty an# the


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In the Unite# inom 4U,,6" eremy Bentham$s utilitarian philosophy helpe#

popularie the i#ea of happiness, Bentham$s 1&reatest happiness prin%iple3

ar&ue# that the purpose of politi%s shoul# e to rin& the &reatest happiness

to the &reatest numer of people, Sin%e then" politi%al interest in happiness

has persiste# within %ontemporary so%iety,

Jurthermore" resear%hers re%ently as*e# a sample of %olle&e stu#ents from

#i7erent %ountries to rate the importan%e of se!eral !alues on a s%ale from C

to , Happiness %ame out (rst with a s%ore of ," sli&htly ao!e health an#

lo!eKa7e%tion 4F,6" ut well ao!e wealth 4G,6" amon& others 4Oishi 9L6,

Most importantly" happiness is a %entral %riterion of mental health, As is

#is%usse# in more #etail elow" happiness is asso%iate# with a wi#e ran&e of

tan&ile ene(ts" in%lu#in& enhan%e# physi%al health" superior %opin& s*ills"

etter so%ial fun%tion" !o%ational su%%ess an# e!en lon&er life, learly" the

sear%h for happiness %ontinues to e of primary politi%al" so%ial an#

in#i!i#ual importan%e in the worl# to#ay,

In or#er to #is%uss (n#in& of happiness an# re!iew the rele!ant literature" it

is ne%essary to (rst #e(ne some terms su%h as su+e%ti!e well0ein& an#

happiness,

Su+e%ti!e -ell0Bein& 4S-B6 refers to how people e!aluate their li!es an# is

the most wi#ely a%%epte# measure of happiness an# life satisfa%tion,


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#ays?3 or" 1Ta*en all to&ether" woul# you say that you are !ery happy" pretty

happy" or not too happy?3 The results of these S-B measurements #isplay

1mo#erately hi&h le!els of %ross0situational %onsisten%y an# temporal

staility an#P show a#e'uate !ali#ity" reliaility" fa%tor in!arian%e" an#

sensiti!ity to %han&e3 4Diener CL6,

Happiness itself has two #istin%t manifestations: ephemeral an# authenti%

happiness, Ephemeral happiness refers to rief an# emotional episo#es

mar*e# y pleasure 4su%h as the +oy an in#i!i#ual may feel when they ha!e

ma#e a new pur%hase6" whereas authenti% happiness refers to an un#erlyin&

state of satisfa%tion with one$s life mar*e# y pleasure" en&a&ement an#

meanin& 4Seli&man 996, Often" what lea#s to ephemeral happiness at a

&i!en moment in time may not e the same as what pro#u%es authenti%

happiness" or lon&0term positi!e S-B,

The (el# of positi!e psy%holo&y has also #e!elope# a more nuan%e# formula

for #e(nin& happiness that supports the notion that authenti% happiness 4!s,

ephemeral happiness6 is a more holisti% an# !ali# measure of true happiness

an# that ephemeral happiness 4or pleasure6 is only one of three %omponents

4an# the least important of the three6 in #eterminin& an o!erall measure of

happiness, The formula use# y positi!e psy%holo&ists is:


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positi!e emotions roa#en their 1thou&ht0a%tion3 repertoires an# uil#

#urale physi%al" so%ial" an# intelle%tual resour%es 4Isen C6,

O!erall" happy in#i!i#uals are more li*ely to e Nourishin& people" oth

inwar#ly an# outwar#ly, As a result" enhan%in& peoples$ happiness le!els

may in#ee# e a worthy s%ienti(% &oal" espe%ially after their asi% physi%al

an# se%urity nee#s are met,

Althou&h there is no one *ey to a%hie!in& happiness" positi!e psy%holo&y has

#emonstrate# that there are in fa%t a spe%i(% set of in&re#ients that pro!e

!ital in a%hie!in& happiness, These in%lu#e ha!in& stron&" positi!e

relationships with family an# frien#s" elie!in& that one$s life has meanin&

an# ha!in& &oals eme##e# in your lon&0term !alues that you (n#

en+oyale" are wor*in& towar#s an# employ your stren&ths an# ailities

4Seli&man 996, The shorthan# formula positi!e psy%holo&ists ha!e#e!elope# an# %ontinue to resear%h is simply that pleasure plus en&a&ement

plus meanin& e'uals happiness 4BB 9F6,

A%%or#in& to Martin Seli&man" the 1father3 of positi!e psy%holo&y" there is

in#ee# a formula for a%hie!in& lastin& happiness: H R S Q Q

In this e'uation" H is #e(ne# as authenti%Ken#urin& happiness" S is your set

ran&e" is the %ir%umstan%es in one$s life" an# represents fa%tors un#er

your !oluntary eha!ioral %ontrol,

A%%or#in& to Seli&man" the S !ariale is" in part" &eneti%ally pre#etermine#,

Durin& the Cs" personality stu#ies of twins an# a#opte# %hil#ren

#emonstrate# two interestin& fa%ts: C, the psy%holo&y of i#enti%al twins is far

more similar than that of fraternal twins" an# 9, a#opte# %hil#ren are more

similar to their iolo&i%al parents then their a#opte# ones, These an# other

stu#ies #emonstrate" a%%or#in& to Seli&man" that rou&hly ; of most

personality traits %an e attriute# to &eneti% inheritan%e 4e!en thou&h

heritaility #oesn$t mean the trait is un%han&eale6, In other wor#s" 18ou&hly

half of your s%ore on happiness tests is a%%ounte# for y the s%ore your

iolo&i%al parents woul# ha!e &otten ha# they ta*en the test, This may mean

that we inherit a /steersman$ who ur&es us towar# a spe%i(% le!el ofhappiness or sa#ness3 4Seli&man 996,

This steersman results in a 1happiness thermostat3: a (2e# an# primarily

inherite# le!el of happiness 4S" the set ran&e6 that we e!entually re!ert to

#espite temporary perio#s of e2treme +oy or sa#ness eyon# or elow that

le!el,


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In a##ition" it is often %hallen&in& to raise one$s le!el of happiness e%ause

of what has een referre# to as the 1He#oni% Trea#mill,3 The He#oni%

Trea#mill refers to the ten#en%y of humans to rapi#ly a#apt to oth positi!e

an# ne&ati!e life e2perien%es an# retain a relati!ely stale le!el of happiness

re&ar#less of %ir%umstan%es, In other wor#s" this theory su&&ests that

happiness" for most people" is a relati!ely stale an# %onstant state, In#ee#"

stu#ies ha!e shown that ma+or e!ents" su%h as ein& (re# or promote#" ha!e

e2tremely low %orrelations to happiness 4Seli&man 996,

Ta*en to&ether to form the S !ariale" one$s set ran&e" &eneti% steersman

an# he#oni% trea#mill ten# to pre!ent one$s le!el of happiness from

in%reasin& in a sustainale way,

In#ee#" there is relati!ely little s%ienti(% support for the i#ea that people$s

happiness le!els %an permanently %han&e for the etter, Jor e2ample" thehappiness0enhan%in& te%hni'ues propose# in the %opious self0help literature

&enerally ha!e little &roun#in& in s%ienti(% theory" an# little empiri%al

%on(rmation of their e7e%ti!eness 4u%*erman 96,

Unfortunately" %ontemporary a%a#emi% psy%holo&y #oesn$t pro!i#e mu%h

&ui#an%e, 8esear%h psy%holo&ists ha!e i#enti(e# many pre#i%tors of

people$s &eneral or a!era&e le!els of happiness or S-B, Jor e2ample"

stu#ies of %on%urrent S-B ha!e shown that it is inNuen%e# y a !ariety of

fa%tors" in%lu#in& #emo&raphi% status 4Myers 96" personality traits 45u%as

C, Jurthermore" #espite these a#!an%es" little is *nown aout how to

%han&e S-B V that is" the possiility of 1e%omin& happier,3 One e2planation

is that few stu#ies ha!e e2amine# S-B lon&itu#inally 4Diener C6, Another

reason for this ne&le%t is the #iW%ulty of %on#u%tin& lon&itu#inal an#

inter!ention stu#ies" a prolem that is further %ompoun#e# y the #earth of

applie# resear%hers fo%usin& on positi!e mental health rather than on

patholo&y, Jinally" a ma+or reason for the ne&le%t of this 'uestion is the

%onsi#erale s%ienti(% pessimism o!er whether it is e!en possile to oost

well0ein&,

In#ee#" there is only a small amount of s%ienti(% resear%h fo%use# on how

S-B %an e in%rease#" mu%h less sustaine#, Althou&h some of this resear%h

has %on%lu#e# that the pursuit of happiness is all ut futile #ue to our

&eneti% pre#ispositions an# the he#oni% trea#mill" some resear%hers ar&ue

that sustainale in%reases are in#ee# possile,


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C0C;, In a##ition" Son+a 5yuomirs*y elie!es that an 1in#i!i#ual$s %hroni%

happiness le!el is &o!erne# y three %lasses of fa%tors V 4C6 his or her

&eneti%ally0#etermine# set point 4or set ran&e6 for happiness" whi%h is

relati!ely immune to inNuen%e" 496 happiness0rele!ant %ir%umstantial fa%tors

4su%h as lo%ation" in%ome" an# marital status6" whi%h are #iW%ult ut not

impossile to %han&e" an# 46 intentional %o&niti!e" moti!ational" an#

eha!ioral a%ti!ities that %an inNuen%e well0ein&" an# are feasile ut

e7ortful to #eploy3 45yuomirs*y 96, 5yuomirs*y &oes on to state that 1It

is throu&h the intentional a%ti!ities in the thir# %lass that we elie!e that

sustainale in%reases in well0ein& are possile3,

The fa%t is that happiness %an an# #oes impro!e with time, Jor e2ample" a

990year stu#y that followe# appro2imately 9" healthy !eterans foun# that

life satisfa%tion in%rease# o!er these men$s li!es" pea*e# at a&e G;" an# #i#

not start notaly #e%linin& until a&e F; 4Spiro 9;6, A positi!e %orrelationetween a&e an# well0ein& measures has also een foun# in a 90year

lon&itu#inal stu#y of four &enerations of families 4=at 9C6 an# in a %ross0

se%tional stu#y of a#ults a&e# CF to 9 4asser 9C6, Althou&h these #ata

are merely su&&esti!e" they imply the possiility that true %han&es in well0

ein& may e relate# to people$s %apa%ity to resist a#aptation,

+eterminants of Happiness

what is *nown aout the %on#itions" lifestyles an# eha!iors that lea# to

happiness? In or#er to etter un#erstan# the etiolo&y of happiness" it is

important to (rst e2amine the %hara%teristi%s of in#i!i#uals who rate

themsel!es hi&hly in S-B sur!eys, A%%or#in& to Diener 4CG6" these

in#i!i#uals ten# to ha!e hi&h le!els of self0esteem) !iewin& them as

healthier" smarter" easier to &et alon& with" more ethi%al an# less pre+u#i%e#

than others, They feel in %ontrol of their li!es an# are oth optimisti% an#

e2tro!erte#,

A##itional resear%h has shown that personal psy%holo&i%al fa%tors 4in%lu#in&

those mentione# ao!e6 a%%ount for of the !ariation in happiness le!els"9; are attriute# to life e!ents 4marria&eK#i!or%e" a irthK#eath" illness6"

C is attriute to so%ial en&a&ement 4in%lu#in& wor* an# marria&e6" an#

only C is asso%iate# with wealth 4


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#eterminant of happiness 4Hamilton 9L6, Other #eterminants in%lu#e:

healthy marria&e" +o satisfa%tion an# spirituality 4eyes C;6, In a##ition"

1A sense of meanin& an# purpose is the sin&le attitu#e most stron&ly

asso%iate# with life satisfa%tion3 4-earin& C6,

A%%or#in& to Seli&man" 1if you want to lastin&ly raise your le!el of happiness

y %han&in& the e2ternal %ir%umstan%es of your life you shoul# #o the

followin&:

C, 5i!e in a wealthy #emo%ra%y" not in an impo!erishe# #i%tatorships 4a

stron& e7e%t6

9, =et marrie# 4a roust e7e%t" ut perhaps not %ausal6

, A!oi# ne&ati!e e!ents an# ne&ati!e emotion 4only a mo#erate e7e%t6

L, A%'uire a ri%h so%ial networ* 4a roust e7e%t" ut perhaps not %ausal6

;, =et reli&ion 4a mo#erate e7e%t6

As far as happiness an# life satisfa%tion are %on%erne#" howe!er" you nee#n$t

other to #o the followin&:

G, Ma*e more money 4money has little or no e7e%t on%e you are %omfortale

enou&h to uy this oo*" an# more materialisti% people are less happy6

F, Stay healthy 4su+e%ti!e health" not o+e%ti!e health matters6

, =et as mu%h e#u%ation as possile 4no e7e%t6

, han&e your ra%e or mo!e to a sunnier %limate 4no e7e%t6

4Seli&man 996

Many of these stu#ies #emonstrate that happiness is often #e(ne# y

relati!e fa%tors: 1


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Methodology

,ype of ResearchThe type of resear%h that we will e usin& in this stu#y is 'ualitati!e

resear%h, These type of resear%hes aim to &ather an in0#epth un#erstan#in&

of human eha!ior an# it aims to (n# the reasons that &o!ern su%h *in# of

eha!ior, Xualitati!e 8esear%h is primarily e2ploratory resear%h, This type of

resear%h is use# to a%hie!e an un#erstan#in& of un#erlyin& reasons"

opinions" an# moti!ations, Xualitati!e 8esear%h is also use# to un%o!er

tren#s in thou&ht an# opinions" an# #i!e #eeper into the prolem, Xualitati!e

#ata %olle%tion metho#s !ary usin& unstru%ture# or semi0stru%ture#

te%hni'ues, Some %ommon metho#s in%lu#e fo%us &roups 4&roup

#is%ussions6" in#i!i#ual inter!iews" an# parti%ipationKoser!ations,4snapsur!eys,%om6

-vervie& of the Research +esignOur resear%h fo%uses on Happiness for pri!ile&e# an# un#erpri!ile&e#" for

this purpose Inter!iews will e %on#u%te# with the people who are pri!ile&e#

an# those who are un#erpri!ile&e#,

A %omplete o!er!iew of the resear%h woul# e &i!en to the parti%ipants

efore inter!iewin& the parti%ipants an# they woul# e as*e# if they are

willin& to &i!e the inter!iew with their %onsent, -e plan to %on#u%t

inter!iews with 9 people, The answers of the parti%ipants will e !i#eo

re%or#e# #urin& the inter!iew,

.mportance of .ntervie&s in /0alitative Research

-e will e %on#u%tin& inter!iews to &et the re'uire# answers for our

resear%h, -e sele%te# inter!iew e%ause it is more important in 'ualitati!e


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resear%hes an# there are many ene(ts of inter!iews in 'ualitati!e resear%h,

The 'ualitati!e resear%h inter!iew see*s to #es%rie an# the meanin&s of

%entral themes in the life worl# of the su+e%ts, The main tas* in inter!iewin&

is to un#erstan# the meanin& of what the inter!iewees say, 4!ale"CG6

Inter!iews are parti%ularly useful for &ettin& the story ehin# a parti%ipant$se2perien%es, The inter!iewer %an pursue in0#epth information aroun# the

topi%, 4M%amara"C6

ParticipantsThe parti%ipants in this resear%h will e %omin& from two lo%ations0 Bahria

Town Islamaa# an# Slum areas of se%tor H) we %hose these two areas

e%ause of the %on#itions present in the areas that are rele!ant to the stu#y

an# also as it (ts our time frame an# resour%es, The parti%ipants will e

as*e# for their %onsent an# appro!al for the inter!iew until the #esire#numer of respon#ents whi%h is 9 is rea%he#,

Research /0estions1The resear%h 'uestions for this stu#y were:

C, -hat is the meanin& of happiness for you an# how #o you #e(ne it?9, -hat are the thin&s that ma*e you happy?, Are you satis(e# with your life?L, Do you thin* money is ne%essary to li!e a happy an# prosperous life?

Research -bjectives1The resear%h o+e%ti!es for this stu#y were:

C, To %ompare the happiness of pri!ile&e# an# un#erpri!ile&e#9, To i#entify the fa%tors asso%iate# with the happiness of pri!ile&e# as

well as un#erpri!ile&e#,, Is money really playin& a !ital role in their pursuit of happiness?

L, To (n# that the meanin& of happiness is same for pri!ile&e# an#un#erpri!ile&e# or not,


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2oncl0sion1

Our resear%h was %on%erne# with the happiness of pri!ile&e# an#

un#erpri!ile&e# people" The resear%h o+e%ti!e was to i#entify the fa%tors

asso%iate# with the happiness of pri!ile&e# an# un#erpri!ile&e# people" an#

to (n# whether money is important in pursuit of happiness an# %an money

uy happiness,

-e woul# li*e to %on%lu#e that 1Money #oesn$t uy happiness" neither #oes

po!erty3" an# that -ealth Doesn.t Ma*e the 8i%h Happier" But


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money, Howe!er" we foun# the fa%t that happiness is not +ust #etermine# y

one fa%tor ut many others su%h as your frien#s" relati!es" an# pleasant

e2perien%es,

1It seems natural to assume that ri%h people will e happier than others"3

But money is only one part of psy%holo&i%al wealth" so the pi%ture is

%ompli%ate#,3

There is a stron& %orrelation etween wealth an# happiness" 18i%h people are

happier than their poor %ounterparts) -hile there #oes appear to e some

%orrelation etween happiness an# in%ome when asi% nee#s are not yet

met" ut note that money$s impa%t on happiness isn$t as lar&e as you mi&ht

thin*, If you ha!e %lothes to wear" foo# to eat" an# a roof o!er your hea#"

in%rease# #isposale in%ome has +ust a small inNuen%e on your sense of well0

ein&,

So" yes" money %an uy some happiness" ut as you$ll see" it$s +ust one pie%e

of the pule, An# there$s a real #an&er that in%rease# in%ome %an a%tually

ma*e you miseraleif your #esire to spen# &rows with it, , Jinally: how

people spen# their money may e at least as important as how mu%h money

they earn, Spe%i(%ally" spen#in& more of one$s in%ome on others results in

&reater happiness, So &o ahea#" e &enerous, You$ll e &la# you #i#,

Recommendations

-hen #oin& resear%h we fa%e# #iW%ulties in (n#in& people an#

approa%hin& them, In future one must e proa%ti!e in sear%hin& people

to &et samples,


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-e were not ein& ale to &et inter!iews of the females e%ause they

were 'uite hesitant, In future they shoul# e %on!in%e# on or#er to &et

a%%urate results,

Sometimes" people #o not want to share their personal life e2perien%es

with others" so we shoul# use# those metho#s for resear%h whi%hinno!ate people to share their life e2perien%es with others whether to

hesitate, So in this way we %an &et a%%urate answers from people,

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