Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World : Advances in quality-of-life studies, theory and research /
The theme of the Fifth International Conference, organized by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies, was "challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world". There are new threats and new prospects with regard to the quality of life in each generation, and securi...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2004.
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| Series: | Social indicators research series ;
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Challenges for Quality of Life
- PART I: GOAL DISCUSSIONS ON QUALITY OF LIFE
- Social Quality and Quality of Life
- Bringing together the Concepts of Quality of Life and Sustainability
- Subjective Measures of Well-being in Developing Countries
- Towards Enhancing the Quality of Life in Africa
- Challenges, Problems, and Prospects
- PART II: MONITORING QUALITY OF LIFE
- World Database of Happiness. Continuous Register of Research on Subjective Appreciation of Life
- Comparative Survey Questions on Quality of Life. The "Dynamic Information Centre"
- An Evidence-Based Approach to the Construction of Summary Quality-of-Life Indices
- The Social State of the Netherlands. A Model Based Approach to Describing Living Conditions and Quality of Life
- Biographical Analysis of Quality of Life Processes in Migration
- PART III: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
- Monetary Stability and Quality of Life
- Segmented Quality of Working Life. Regular vs. Non-Regular Workers in Korea
- Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia
- PART IV: CULTURAL CHALLENGES FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
- Happiness as an Expression of Freedom and Self-Determination. A Comparative Multilevel Analysis
- Satisfaction with Life Domains and Salient Values for the Future. Analyses about Children and their Parents
- Parental Divorce and the Well-being of Adolescent Children. Changes between 1984-1999 in the Netherlands
- Belief in Values and their Perceived Realization as Determinants of Quality of Life. The Case of Kibbutz Members
- PART V: OPTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
- Quality of Life in a Divided Society
- Satisfaction with Health Care Systems. A Comparison of EU Countries
- The Quality of Death as a Component of Quality of Life
- Life Satisfaction: Can We Produce It?
- About the Authors and Editors.