Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract In the Safavid focal point, we saw the birth of a new discourse in which happiness was linked with the subject of salvation in the afterlife. The primary propositions of this discourse appeared in various speeches and numerous acceptance and refutation Jurisprudence treatise and were visible in various forms. In the present study, we intend to answer the question by showing the levels of emergence and genesis of the subject, through places which happiness have become problematic and turned from a marginal matter into a focus of attention in the Safavid focal point? The research method is based on Foucault's discourse analysis approach, which has archaeological and genealogical dimensions. Therefore, in the Foucaultian way, by digging the history of Safavid era, we started to "accumulate propositions" about happiness in decrees, laws, royal rules, letters of repentance, acceptance and refutation Jurisprudence treatise, dedication letters,  deeds of endowment and travelogues, in which matters are related to the place of discussion. , the law, jurisprudence or government decrees, or it was manifested in the methods of judicial settlement or the structure of administration of affairs. In this way, by showing the changes of existing rationality at the three levels of concepts, attitudes, and knowledge, we explained the problematization of happiness. These changes mainly in the three bases of Sufism, Tarab and jurisprudence and in connection with the subject of salvation led to the accumulation of propositions about happiness

Abstract This study is intended to provide theoretical and empirical analyses of happiness both at micro level and macro level. At micro level, a social survey was conducted in cities of Tehran, Yazd And Ardakan with sample size of 386. Oxford standard happiness inventory was employed as' the measurement scale of happiness at this level. At macro level a quantitative comparative analysis was conducted based on world value survey (4th wave ) for 69 countries. Findings show that average score of happiness for all three cities is low. Besides that among sixty nine countries, the rank order of happiness for Iran is 61. Multiple variable analyses indicate that among different factors such as trust, friendship, family relationship, lack of social isolation at micro level and social capital ta macro level have direct impact on happiness.