James B. Allen

Written in a conversational style yet empirically grounded, this book reviews what we know about the science of happiness. It is the first text to closely examine the social psychological processes as well as individualistic approaches that affect happiness. It explores how our social, cultural, and economic environment, the personal choices we make, and our evolutionary heritage shape our happiness. Topics that are inherently interesting to students, such as how income, unemployment, marriage, children, relationships, health, work, religion, and economic growth affect happiness, are reviewed. Research from psychology, economics, and sociology is examined providing an interdisciplinary perspective of this fascinating field. Social issues such as income inequality and the effects of advertising, materialism, and competition are also explored. Highlights include: Covers both the socio-structural issues and individual differences that impact our happiness, providing the most comprehensive coverage of any text available. Emphasizes a social psychological approach that considers factors such as income, economics, culture, work, materialism, relationships, religion, and more, often ignored in other texts. Relates the material to students’ lives by posing questions throughout the text to further spark interest in the subject matter. Highlights the latest research and the methodologies used to obtain it to help students better understand how to interpret results. Reviews the evidence that shows that happiness can change over time and how to increase it. Examines how positive emotions and how we interpret events impact our well-being, along with empirically verified interventions and possible societal changes that can improve happiness. Features a chapter on evolutionary psychology that suggests that there are limits to happiness but how it can be enhanced by pursuing behaviors associated with the successes of our ancestors. Intersperses summary paragraphs throughout the chapters to facilitate learning. Provides discussion questions, activities, assignments, and suggested videos, websites, examples, and additional readings in the instructor’s resources to stimulate critical thinking and class discussion. Features web-based instructor’s resources including PowerPoints, sample syllabi, lecture tips and suggestions, and more. Intended as a text for upper-division courses in the psychology of happiness or positive psychology or as a supplement in courses in social or health psychology or psychology of adjustment.

In 1996, Utah celebrated its one hundredth year of statehood. In 1992, anticipating that important centennial, new welcome signs appeared along the state's highways. The signs read "Utah, Still the Right Place," and they provided the inspiration for the title of this book. Still the Right Place deals with the last half of Utah's first century of statehood. Each of its seven chapters covers the administration of one of the state's governors, beginning at the end of World War II while Herbert B. Maw was governor and ending in 1995 during Mike Leavitt's first term. Each chapter covers a variety of topics, including politics, economic development, education, law and order, the environment, health and medicine, and the way Utah responded to and was influenced by national events. Change is discussed against the background of the transformations taking place on the larger American stage. Much of the state's economic well-being following World War II depended on employment provided by defense, federal government, and large firms with headquarters outside the state. During the next half-century, however, employment patterns changed: Manufacturing became more diverse, tourism became steadily more significant, Utah became home base for a number of major employers, and service-oriented industries boomed. Beginning in the 1970s, high-tech manufacturing became a kind of "Cinderella" industry for the state, and some Utah firms became world leaders. As American attitudes toward the role of women changed, so did the attitudes of many Utahns. By the end of the century, women made up nearly 44 percent of the total workforce. Even though the Utah legislature rejected the Equal Rights Amendment, opportunities for women in the professions, and the general acceptance of gender equality, were as far along in Utah as in most other places. In addition, the book includes three significant and extensive appendices. One considers Utah's ethnic minorities and the quest for a more pluralistic society, another discusses Utah and the arts during this half-century, and the third deals with the state's numerous religions.

In Online Income Blueprints Vol. 1, James B. Allen presents his interviews with fourteen successful internet entrepreneurs from around the world who make money online - and reveals how you can follow in their footsteps. Each chapter presents one unique insider interview with an entrepreneur who has created a successful internet business - along with their step-by-step blueprints and insider tips, tricks and strategies for replicating their model yourself. Inside Online Income Blueprints Vol. 1 you'll discover: How to travel the world with nothing but your laptop and an internet connection. Insider techniques for brainstorming "can't fail" internet venture ideas. How to become world-famous on a shoestring budget. How successful internet entrepreneurs take advantage of traditional media to gain massive free exposure for their websites. The top mistakes to avoid when setting up your first online business (these guys have already made them - learn from them ) How to associate with leaders in your market to ramp up your business. Step-by-step blueprints for starting and running e-commerce sites, online service businesses, software businesses & profitable blogs. The FASTEST methods of going from idea to profit - no matter what online business model you choose. Customer support strategies that will save you time and money - right from the start. Tested and PROVEN guerrilla marketing methods that can generate targeted traffic, leads and customers to your online business - FAST and CHEAP For those who have enjoyed books like "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "Crush It", Online Income Blueprints Vol. 1 will further inspire you with more real world examples of unique and profitable online business ideas - direct from those who are "doing it" right now.

A companion volume to their massive bibliography Studies in Mormon History, 1830–1997, this descriptive history by a team of top Mormon scholars provides a comprehensive view of how the writing of Mormon history has evolved since the establishment of the church. Mormon History offers an interpretive survey of Mormon historical writings, from the partisan and often ephemeral history of the nineteenth century through the shift in the twentieth toward a more balanced and professional approach and an emphasis on how the Mormons helped settle the American West. The authors examine Mormon biography and autobiography and discuss social science literature on the Mormons, including studies of social geography, rural sociology, and agricultural economics. Two valuable appendices round out this volume, one on the development and nature of Mormon imprints, the other on conducting historical research in Mormon sources.

Fifteen years in the making, Studies in Mormon History is the most complete and comprehensive bibliography ever attempted on historical literature about the Mormons. Created by three of the leading figures in Mormon studies, this volume provides author and topical listings of books, articles, theses, and dissertations dealing with the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning with its inception in 1830. This massive compilation contains more than 2,600 books, 10,400 articles, 1,800 theses and dissertations, and 150 significant typescripts and task papers. While most highly polemical literature has been excluded, the authors have endeavored to include every English-language publication that contributes substantively to a historical understanding of the church's development and its place in the larger context of American history and religion. These writings range from works of serious scholarship to stories of the pioneers, biographical sketches of church officers, and devotional biographies of leading Mormon men and women. A monumental achievement, Studies in Mormon History is an indispensable guide to research and scholarship in Mormon history as well as in the history of the American West. This work also features an important topical guide to Mormon social science literature, compiled by Armand L. Mauss and Dynette Ivie Reynolds.