Chienfu Chang

ENG 112-54
Annotated Bibliography
Chang, Chienfu. Personal experience. 2012-2016.
Chienfu Chang is a student at Central Piedmont Community College. He works as a valet at
Label Night Club. His current major of study is an Associates in Engineering, with hopes of
transferring to UNCC to finish his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering.
This is a primary source: I am using my own experience as a primary source. When I was living
in Greensboro, NC on my own, I had a very rough time with money. I was paying $800 in bills,
and working full-time at $7.25 an hour. Now that I moved to Charlotte, I still have my own
apartment; shared with my girlfriend and her sisters, I am now paying $450 in bills and working
part-time at $14+ and hour. With less bills and a better paying job, I am no longer struggling
with money and find it easier living life.
This relates to my topic because it focuses on money and happiness. It brings in my own
experience and how I perceive my topic.
Reflection:
This life experience focuses on three main issues. These are happiness, money and a learning
experience. I would use this information to bolster my topic and to reflect on the topic based on
my own experience. The author provides a useful list of suggested further reading at the end of
each chapter by using other sources. The ideas outlines in this article appear to be largely the
authors personal opinion as there is a lack of supporting evidence presented because this source
is mainly about a personal experience. This article provides a basic overview of how money
plays a role in happiness. Although written for a knowledgeable audience (students and
teachers), the writing style is informal. This life experience was helpful and it did help me
understand the topic. I am using this source to support what I have to say about the topic and to
clearly outline my thought pattern.

Lane, Robert E. "Does Money Buy Happiness?" Public Interest 113 (1993): 56. ProQuest
Central. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.
Robert E. Lane is an American political scientist and political psychologist. He is the Eugene
Meyer Professor Professor Emeritus of Political science at Yale University. He has taught at Yale
University for nearly 50 years; during the time, he twice headed the department and helped lead
the shift towards behavioralism. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy as well
as the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published a number of
award winning books and has been translated in a wide variety of languages.
This is a secondary source: I will be using this source as a secondary source. This article will be
discussing about the quality-of-life and how income relates to that. It will talk about richer
societies vs poorer ones, to see which has a better quality-of-life. It will also discuss the
psychology of why we think money matters, and how the rest of the world perceives this notion.

This relates to my topic because it focuses on quality-of-life of societies based upon income. In
this article, the author uses these studies to see if money can or cannot buy happiness.
Reflection:
This article focuses on three main issues. These issues are quality-of-life in different societies,
the psychology to why we think money matters, and how the rest of the world see it as. I will
use this information provided in this article to provide key details for my topic. I will be using
this article to see if there is any difference in attitudes between rich societies and poor societies.
The author does not provide a useful list of suggested further reading at the end of each chapter,
but it does tend to challenge Richard Easterlins views written in his journal. This would
probably suffice as a suggested further reading. The ideas outlines in this article appear to be
largely the authors personal opinion as there is a lack of statistical evidence presented. He does
bring in studies from other researchers; however, there seems to be a lack of actual statistics and
facts. This article provides a basic overview of how much a person earns affects his/her qualityof-life. The writing style seems very formal and is meant to be read by a knowledgeable,
whether that be students or other researchers in the field. This article was helpful and it helped
me understand the topic more. I am using this source to document the happiness levels between
rich societies and poorer ones, to see if there is any significant data showing that money can buy
happiness.

Lee, Dwight R. "Who Says Money Cannot Buy Happiness?" The Independent Review 10.3
(2006): 385-400. ProQuest Central. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.
Dwight R. Lee is Research Fellow at The Independent Institute and the William J. ONeil
Endowed Char Global Markets and Freedom and Scholar in Residence at Southern Methodist
University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego.
He has taught a wide number of universities across the country. He has also published a number
of books and is the author of over 135 scholarly articles and reviews. He is former president of
the Association of Private Enterprise Education and president of the Southern Economic
Association.
This is a secondary source: I am using this article as a secondary source. This article will
provide a different view on money and happiness. He argues that money and happiness do relate
in some ways, and that the real purchasing power brings a large amount of human happiness. He
suggests that the money doesnt-buy-happiness claim can be used to justify higher taxes and
more government spending. It is an interesting view point, worth noting in my essay.
This relates to my topic because it focuses on happiness and money. It provides a different view
point that will help my essay become less biased.
Reflection:
This article focuses on three main issues. These issues are the relation between money and
happiness, purchasing power, and temporary happiness. I will use the information found in this
article to provide another perspective on if money correlates with happiness. The author
provides a useful list of suggested further reading at the end located in the References part of the
article. The ideas outlines in this article appear to be largely the authors personal opinion;

however, he does provide a substantial amount of evidence to power his claim. This article
provides a basic overview of how money and happiness share a relationship. This article is
written for a knowledgeable audience (students or other researchers) because it provides a good
amount of evidence backing the authors claim. This article was helpful and it helped me
understand the topic much more thoroughly, as it gives a different perspective on my topic. I am
using this source to show a different perspective and another ones opinion on my topic.
Aknin, Lara B., Gillian M. Sandstrom, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton. "It's the
Recipient That Counts: Spending Money on Strong Social Ties Leads to Greater Happiness
than Spending on Weak Social Ties." PLoS One 6.2 (2011): n. pag. ProQuest Central;
ProQuest Environmental Science Collection. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.
Lara B. Akin is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. She holds a
PhD in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her primary research
interests focus upon the antecedents and consequences of happiness and pro-social behavior.
Gillian M Sandstrom is also a researcher, earning her Doctorate at the University of Cambridge.
Her primary research interests include antecedents and consequences of subjective well-being.
Elizabeth W. Dunn is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British
Columbia. She conducts experimental research on self-knowledge and happiness. Her work has
appeared in top journals, with two papers published in Science, and she has given talks at
PopTech! And TEDx. Michael I. Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business
Administration at the Harvard Business School. He holds a B.A in Psychology and English from
Williams College and a Ph.D in Psychology from Princeton University.
This is a secondary source: I will be using this as a secondary source. The article is an
experiment held by these researchers in an effort to see if spending money on others increases
happiness. It also questions whether who you spend your money on affects a persons happiness.
The experiment involved eighty individuals and were assigned one of two spending recall
conditions. They were asked to think back to the last time they had spent approximately twenty
dollars on someone they considered to be a strong social tie or someone they considered to be a
weak social tie. After the participants described their spending experience, they were to report
their current affection levels using a scale from 1-5. 1 represented very slightly or not at all
and 5 represented extremely.
This relates to my topic because it shows if spending money on others brings out happiness and
if it does, does it matter who you spend it on.
Reflection:
This article focuses on two main issues. These issues include if spending money on others brings
out happiness and does it matter who you spend it on. This experiment is in relation to money
and happiness, as it still requires money, but would you be happier if you spent the money on
someone else than yourself. I will use the information found from this experiment to show if
whether or not spending money on someone else increases a persons happiness, and whether or
not it matters who you are spending it on. The authors provides a useful list of suggested further
reading at the end located in the References part of the article. The ideas outlines in this article
appear to be largely academic and no authors opinion was clearly stated in this article. This
article provides a basic overview on how spending money affects a persons happiness. This
article is written for a knowledgeable audience as it is an experiment carried out by psychologists

in order to understand the relation money has with peoples happiness. This article was helpful
and it helped me understand the topic more than I already did because the experiment carried out
is unique in my opinion, and provides a different outlook in how money can increase a persons
happiness. I am using this article to provide a unique outlook on money and happiness.
Poppick, Susie. "The Only 3 Things You Need to Know About Money and Happiness."
Time Inc. Network. WordPress.com, 28 Jan. 2015. Web.
Susie Poppick is an Associate Editor at Money.com, coverting breaking news, investing and
data-driven stories like Best Places to Live. She studied journalism at Columbia and cognitive
science at Yale.
This is a general internet source: I will be using this source as a general internet source. The
article located on this web site provides a numbered list from 1-3, describing what the reader
should know about money and happiness. She discusses how money increases certain types of
happiness more than others. She talks about how happiness generates money. Lastly, she talks
about how you can control the impact of money on your happiness.
This relates to my topic because it directly focuses on my topic, happiness and money. While
this article talks about the relation money and happiness shares, it also offers advice in how to
still be happy without being rich.
Reflection:
The article focuses on three main issues. These issues include how money increases certain
types of happiness more than others, how happiness could potentially generate money, and how
to control the impact of money on your happiness. I will use the information found in this article
to provide views on the relation between happiness and money. The author does use studies to
help her claim seem more credible, but there is no reference section for further research and
reading. The ideas outlines in this article appear to be largely the authors personal opinion, but
there is a fair amount of evidence backing the authors claim. This article provides a basic
overview on how money and happiness share a relation with each other. This article is written
probably for entertainment and also knowledge. I would say the target audience is an everyday
reader and those who questioning the relation money and happiness shares. This article was
helpful, but it did not help me understand the topic any more than I already did. Some of the
evidence can be used; however, thorough investigation will need to be done in order to validate
the evidence the author provides. I will be using this article to provide another persons outlook
on money and happiness. I will also be using some of her evidence after further investigation.

Into the Wild. Dir. Sean Penn. By Jon Krakauer. Perf. Emile Hirsch. Paramount Vantage,
2007. Film.
Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving working, who has gone
from strength to strength during a colorful film career. Jon Krakauer is an American author most
notably for writing the book Into the Wild. Emile Hirsch is an American actor who has been in
multiple films and television works. He plays as Chris McCandless in the film Into the Wild.
This is a movie source: I will be using this as a movie source. This movie centers on an
adventurous boy by the name of Chris McCandless. He ventures out to Alaska, while making

several short adventures on his way there. In this movie, we see the moral integrity of main
character, which causes the audience to innately question our own reality and society. Chris is in
search of true happiness and he believes his answer lies in the simple life of living in Alaska.
This source relates to my topic because in the movie Chris McCandless surrenders the majority
of his societal possessions, including money. He believed that he did not need any money to be
happy.
Reflection:
This movie focuses on two main issues. These issues include the errors of society and
civilization, and the search for true happiness. This movie is in relation to money and happiness.
I will be using this movie to highlight the view Chris McCandless had on money and how it did
not affect his happiness. I will use the quotes he uses to detail his view and possibly my
audience may view my topic as well. The authors do not provide a useful list of suggested
further reading, but there is a list of books Chris McCandless read that was shared and also the
actual Into the Wild book to better summarize Chris McCandless adventure. I believe the ideas
outlines in this movie appear mainly for entertainment and self-exploration. There is no factual
evidence, but mainly how Chris McCandless wanted to live his life. This movie provides a basic
overview on how Chris did not need money to be happy. This movie was helpful as it details
how a certain viewpoint is made on my topic, and is insightful as the movie progresses. I will be
using this movie to further point out a view some of my audience may have on my topic, and the
thought pattern that follows along with it.