feelgooderies

Noun

feelgoodery (countable and uncountable, plural feelgooderies)

1. (derogatory, uncountable) Behaviours performed with the purported purpose of promoting emotional happiness and/or certain cultural values; these behaviours may be seen as superficial or unimportant, or as a substitute for more meaningful action.
   • Every mainstream pop musical money-spinner, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Mamma Mia!, finds its origins in Hair 's relentless crassness and misguided feelgoodery, which means I don't have to watch or write about any more of them.2010, Garry Mulholland, Popcorn: Fifty Years of Rock 'n' Roll Movies
2. (countable, derogatory) A place or work containing such behaviours.
   • While the school remains a progressive, liberal feel-goodery, it is also regularly ranked among the West's best liberal arts colleges.2009, John Ortved, Simpsons Confidential, page 11