| Description |
1 online resource (x, 593 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Prologue : the development and evolution of research on social indicators and quality of life (QOL) / Kenneth C. Land, Alex C. Michalos, and M. Joseph Sirgy -- The good life : eighth century to third century BCE / Alex C. Michalos and Steven R. Robinson -- Happiness, also known as "life satisfaction" and "subjective well-being" / Ruut Veenhoven -- Subjective wellbeing homeostasis / Robert A. Cummins, Anna L.D. Lau, and Melanie T. Davern -- Positive psychology and the quality of life / Corey L.M. Keyes, Barbara L. Fredrickson, and Nansook Park -- Modern economic growth and quality of life : cross-sectional and time series evidence / Richard A. Easterlin and Laura Angelescu -- National accounts of well-being / Ed Diener and William Tov -- Time use as a social indicator / John P. Robinson and Steven Martin -- Issues in composite index construction : the measurement of overall quality of life / Michael R. Hagerty and Kenneth C. Land -- Measuring the quality of life and the construction of social indicators / Filomena Maggino and Bruno D. Zumbo -- Quality of life well-being in general medicine, mental health and coaching / Michael B. Frisch -- Education and quality of life / Jason D. Edgerton, Lance W. Roberts, and Susanne von Below -- Review of research related to quality of work life (QWL) programs / M. Joseph Sirgy [and others] -- Spirituality, religiosity, and subjective quality of life / Ralph L. Piedmont and Philip H. Friedman -- Consumer well-being (CWB) : various conceptualizations and measures / Dong-Jin Lee and M. Joseph Sirgy -- Perceived quality of life of children and youth / E. Scott Huebner, Rich Gilman, and Claudia Ma -- The quality of life of adults / Elizabeth Eckermann -- Cross-national comparisons of quality of life in developed nations, including the impact of globalization / Wolfgang Glatzer -- Quality of life in developing countries / Laura Camfield -- Economies in transitiion : revisiting challenges to quality of life / Richard J. Estes -- Quality of life in Australia / Robert A. Cummins [and others] -- Quality of life in East Asia : the case of Hong Kong / Daniel T.L. Shek -- The quality of life in Muslim populations : the case of Algeria / Habib Tiliouine and Mohamed Meziane -- Quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean / Mariano Rojas -- Quality of life in Argentina / Graciela Tonon -- "Failed" and "failing" states : is quality of life possible? / Richard J. Estes |
| Summary |
The aim of the Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research is to create an overview of the field of Quality of Life (QOL) studies in the early years of the 21st century that can be updated and improved upon as the field evolves and the century unfolds. Social indicators are statistical time series " ... used to monitor the social system, helping to identify changes and to guide intervention to alter the course of social change". Examples include unemployment rates, crime rates, estimates of life expectancy, health status indices, school enrollment rates, average achievement scores, election voting rates, and measures of subjective well-being such as satisfaction with life-as-a-whole and with specific domains or aspects of life. This book provides a review of the historical development of the field including the history of QOL in medicine and mental health as well as the research related to quality-of-work-life (QWL) programs. It discusses several of QOL main concepts: happiness, positive psychology, and subjective wellbeing. Relations between spirituality and religiousness and QOL are examined as are the effects of educational attainment on QOL and marketing, and the associations with economic growth. The book goes on to investigate methodological approaches and issues that should be considered in measuring and analysing quality of life from a quantitative perspective. The final chapters are dedicated to research on elements of QOL in a broad range of countries and populations |
| Analysis |
Social sciences |
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kwaliteit van het leven |
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quality of life |
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antropologie |
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anthropology |
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sociale wetenschappen |
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politicologie |
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political science |
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Social Sciences (General) |
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Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social indicators -- Research
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Quality of life -- Research
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Quality of life -- Research
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Social indicators -- Research
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Sociale indicatoren.
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Kwaliteit van het bestaan.
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Sociale verandering.
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| Genre/Form |
Handboeken (vorm)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Land, Kenneth C.
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Sirgy, M. Joseph
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Michalos, Alex C.
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| ISBN |
9789400724211 |
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9400724217 |
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