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especifico se debe proseguir de la manera siguiente:

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del texto en el que se encuentre la información.
 THE MEASUREMENT OF HAPPINESS

• In the last 50 years there has been no apparent increase in

personal happiness in Western nations, despite steadily growing
economies. In both Europe and the USA surveys have found no
greater level of happiness since the 1950s, which seems strange
since wealthier people generally claim to be happier than poorer
people. In America, for example, more than a third of the richest
group said they were ‘very happy’, while only half this number of
the poorest made the same claim.Although it would be logical to
expect that rising national wealth would lead o greater national
happiness,this has not happened. Individually, more money does
seem to increase happiness, but when everuone gets richer,
noone appears to feel better.
• Economusts gave recetly paid more attention to studying
happiness,instead of the more traditional GDP per person. One
suggestion has been that people rapidly get used to
improvements,and therefore devalue then. Central heating is a
good example: whereas 30 years ago it was a luxury item,
today it is standard in nearly every home
 a) In the last 50 years there has been no apparent increase in
personal happiness in Western nations, despite steadily
growing economies.
2.EL TEXTO TIENE CUATRO b) … which seems strange since wealthier people generally
PUNTOS IMPORTANTES claim to be happier than poorer people.
c) Individually, more money does seem to increase happiness,
but whe everyone gets richer, none appears to feel better.
d) One suggestion has been that people rapidly get ussed to
improvements, and therefore devalue them.

3.haremos nota de estos
puntos usando paráfrasis.(de cada
punto clave subrayado previamente)
a) Although W. economies expanded since 1950s, no
parallel growth in happiness.
b) But most rich people say they are happier than
poor .
c) Money appears to make indivifual happier but not
society as a whole.
d) People soon get accustomed to developments, so
don’t appreciate them.
.
4.una vez echo esto podemos
combinar estos puntos en un
párrafo del ensayo, usando
conjunciones y poniendo una
referencia de la fuente
• Penec(2003) argues hat although Western
economies have expanded since the 1950s,
there has been no parallel growth in
happiness. Surveys indicate that rich people
generally say they are happier than poor
people, but it appears that although
individuals may become happier society as
a whole does not, One possible answer is
tha people soon become accustomed to
improvenents and so do not appreciate
them.
• Finalmente, se deberá
seguir el mismo proceso con
cada sección del texto para
producir otro párrafo en el
ensayo, quedando así nuestro
ensayo apartar de una fuente
Penec(2003) argues that although Western
economies have expanded since the 1950s,
there has been no parallel growth in happiness.
Surveys indicate that rich people generally say
they are happier than poor people, but it
appears that although individuals may become
happier society as a whole does not, One
possible answer is tha people soon become
accustomed to improvenents and so do not
appreciate them.
Another explation Penec presents is that
happiness is often dependent on a comparison
with others so that if neighbours are also getting
richer there is no apparent improvement. A
further factor relates to leisure, which is widely
equated with happiness. Consequentely the idea
of increasing worload to be able to purchase
more goods or services is not going to result in
greater hapiness.
Al final del ensayo deberá incluir lo siguiente
Penec, A.(2003)’The measurement of happiness’
Applied Economtrics 44 p.18