Celena Artis-Hampton

Deby Jizi
2/9/15
UWRIT 1101
Double Entry Journal

Citation: Joshanloo, Mohsen and Weijers,Dan"Aversion to Happiness across cultures: A review

of where and why people are averse to happiness 2015. Pursuing Happiness: A Bedford
Spotlight Reader. Place of Publication Not Identified: Bedford Bks St Martin'S, 2015. 267-79.
Print.

Source: Quote (Page# or Paragraph #)

Responses

We find that there are many claimed

I totally agree with the beginning of this

justifications for being averse to

statement because some people are influenced

happiness. Pg.268

by their culture or by their family on how to

be happy. I used to be in that situation.

Being happy makes it more likely that bad

I definitely dont agree with this reason that

things will happen Pg. 268

people have because it doesnt make sense at

all. Obviously these people were influenced
by the wrong people.

Chinese we more likely than Americans to

This proves the point of how cultures really

predict a reversal in their happiness status

affect peoples happiness by saying that it is

when shown graphs Pg.269

bad to be happy. I feel bad for those people

who believe in that and I couldnt imagine

thinking like that.
That to be happy is to be wrong doing.

This statement is talking about the past culture

Pg.270

Christian influence, is it really related to

today?

Being Happy makes u a worse person

This section will probably connect to the last

Pg.271

section. I have never met people like that and

nowadays people (young generation) are too
free spirited to really go with what their
culture says.

expressing happiness or outwardly

This statement is true, but it shouldnt stop

displaying success can arouse envy pg.273

others from being happy. Other peoples

happiness shouldnt affect how other people
feel in a bad way.

Throughout history, it is perhaps impossible Its crazy how researchers have found so
to find a culture wherein aversion to the

much negativity in cultures and happiness. It

direct pursuit of some kind of happiness is

explains why some people dont believe all

entirely absent. Pg.276

the way in their culture or why people these

days are so free spirited.