Alex Montecalvo

Professor Deby Jizi

UWRT 1102-029
16 February 2016
Double Entry Journal
Citation:
Parfitt, Matthew. Pursuing Happiness: A Bedford Spotlight Reader. Place of Publication Not Identified:
Bedford Bks St Martin'S, 2015. Print.
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Responses

Study 1 and Study 2 Pg. 324

I agree with these findings that religion and

regular activities make people happier. I think
that goes without saying though. Unless
forced to do these things why wouldnt they
make you happy? They are doing these things
because they are wanting too.

Brickman and Campbell (1971) Hedonic

Treadmill Pg. 326

I agree with what these two people say.

People find something that makes them happy
and they keep doing it until the satisfaction of
doing it doesnt make the happy anymore. We
are all striving to be happy at all times.

Can Well-Being Be Improved? Pg. 327

I disagree with this part of the reading. I

believe that a person can be improved and not
just for a short period of time. It may take
them a while to improve but I believe that it is
possible.

Table 5.1 Pg. 330

I think they should have surveyed the same

number of places and the same number of
people in every religion they surveyed. There
are a few religions that have a lot of people
interviewed while the rest are outliers.

Table 5.2 332

I agree that the more times you would

attended a religious services that your well
being would go up.

The data reported here address a seeming

paradox: despite the many studies showing
that very few events can have a lasting
impact on subjective well-being because
people adapt to their circumstances, some
research suggests that certain behaviors are
positively related to well-being.

I do not belief it is a paradox but I do believe

it is a personal preference on whether or not
you allow what you are doing to have a
lasting impact on your well-being.