| Description |
x, 593 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 12.Education and Quality of Life / Susanne von Below -- 13.Review of Research Related to Quality of Work Life (QWL) Programs / David Efraty -- 14.Spirituality, Religiosity, and Subjective Quality of Life / Philip H. Friedman -- 15.Consumer Well-Being (CWB): Various Conceptualizations and Measures / M. Joseph Sirgy -- 16.Perceived Quality of Life of Children and Youth / Claudia Ma -- 17.The Quality of Life of Adults / Elizabeth Eckerman -- 18.Cross-National Comparisons of Quality of Life in Developed Nations, Including the Impact of Globalization / Wolfgang Glatzer -- 19.Quality of Life in Developing Countries / Laura Camfield -- 20.Economies in Transition: Revisiting Challenges to Quality of Life / Richard J. Estes -- 21.Quality of Life in Australia / Adele Gibson-Prosser -- 22.Quality of Life in East Asia: The Case of Hong Kong / Daniel T.L. Shek -- 23.The Quality of Life of Muslim Populations: The Case of Algeria / Mohamed Meziane -- |
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Contents note continued: 24.Quality of Life in Latin America and the Caribbean / Mariano Rojas -- 25.Quality of Life in Argentina / Graciela Tonon -- 26."Failed" and "Failing" States: Is Quality of Life Possible? / Richard J. Estes |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Prologue: The Development and Evolution of Research on Social Indicators and Quality of Life (QOL) / M. Joseph Sirgy -- 2.The Good Life: Eighth Century to Third Century BCE / Steven R. Robinson -- 3.Happiness, Also Known as "Life Satisfaction" and "Subjective Well-Being" / Ruut Veenhoven -- 4.Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis / Melanie T. Davern -- 5.Positive Psychology and the Quality of Life / Nansook Park -- 6.Modern Economic Growth and Quality of Life: Cross-Sectional and Time Series Evidence / Laura Angelescu -- 7.National Accounts of Well-Being / William Tov -- 8.Time Use as a Social Indicator / Steven Martin -- 9.Issues in Composite Index Construction: The Measurement of Overall Quality of Life / Kenneth C. Land -- 10.Measuring the Quality of Life and the Construction of Social Indicators / Bruno D. Zumbo -- 11.Quality of Life Well-Being in General Medicine, Mental Health and Coaching / Michael B. Frisch -- |
| Analysis |
Social sciences |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Quality of life -- Research.
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Social indicators -- Research.
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| Author |
Land, Kenneth C.
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Michalos, Alex C.
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Sirgy, M. Joseph.
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| LC no. |
2011942486 |
| ISBN |
9400724209 |
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9789400724204 |
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