Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World
Advances in Quality-of-Life Studies, Theory and Research
(Sprache: Englisch)
Wolfgang Glatzer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitiit Franlifurt am Main, Germany ABSTRACT Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus of the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year...
Leider schon ausverkauft
versandkostenfrei
Buch (Gebunden)
171.19 €
85 DeutschlandCard Punkte
sammeln
- Lastschrift, Kreditkarte, Paypal, Rechnung
- Kostenlose Rücksendung
- Ratenzahlung möglich
Produktdetails
Produktinformationen zu „Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World “
Klappentext zu „Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World “
Wolfgang Glatzer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitiit Franlifurt am Main, Germany ABSTRACT Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus of the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year 2003, hosted and organized by the Interna tional Society for Quality of Life Studies. The first part of this introductory article is concerned with a general assessment of contemporary quality of life research. At present, the concept of quality of life is a kind of umbrella which keeps together a reasonable number of international social scientists who have similar research interests. The second part of the introduction describes the topics of this book: The five chapters are concerned with the societal goal discussion on quality of life, the scientific monitoring of quality of life, the economic challenges for quality of life, its cultural challenges, and finally the options and restrictions for improving quality of life. Altogether, the contributions are related to present interna tional investigations and discussions of basic questions of quality of life. ATTENTION FOR QUALITY OF LIFE Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus at the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year 2003, hosted and organized by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. There are new threats and new prospects for the quality of life in each generation, and securing and improving quality of life is a never-ending task.
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 securing and improving the quality of life constitute a never-ending task. Research related to these problems is of interest to specialists in science and politics as well as to a broader public consisting of those who are concerned with questions of the quality of life, happiness, life satisfaction, life domains, social quality, well-being, societal goals, cultural and economic challenges.
The first set of contributions to this volume offers a discussion about the goal of the quality of life. This discussion is currently held in modernized as well as in developing countries. The second section focuses on scientific institutions and procedures, which are necessary for monitoring the quality of life in a valid and reliable manner. The third part deals with challenges for the quality of life in the economy and working life. The fourth section presents a series of contributions on cultural challenges for the quality of life; family, divorce, the well-being of children and the significance of values are considered. The fifth section is devoted to fundamental options and restrictions for the quality of life and answers the question of what we can do to improve our satisfaction with life.
The first set of contributions to this volume offers a discussion about the goal of the quality of life. This discussion is currently held in modernized as well as in developing countries. The second section focuses on scientific institutions and procedures, which are necessary for monitoring the quality of life in a valid and reliable manner. The third part deals with challenges for the quality of life in the economy and working life. The fourth section presents a series of contributions on cultural challenges for the quality of life; family, divorce, the well-being of children and the significance of values are considered. The fifth section is devoted to fundamental options and restrictions for the quality of life and answers the question of what we can do to improve our satisfaction with life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World “
Acknowledgments.- 1. Challenges for Quality of Life.- I: Goal Discussions on Quality of Life.- 2. Social Quality and Quality of Life.- 3. Bringing together the Concepts of Quality of Life and Sustainability.- 4. Subjective Measures of Well-being in Developing Countries.- 5. Towards Enhancing the Quality of Life in Africa. Challenges, Problems, and Prospects.- II: Monitoring Quality of Life.- 6. World Database of Happiness. Continuous Register of Research on Subjective Appreciation of Life.- 7. Comparative Survey Questions on Quality of Life. The "Dynamic Information Centre".- 8. An Evidence-Based Approach to the Construction of Summary Quality-of-Life Indices.- 9. The Social State of the Netherlands. A Model Based Approach to Describing Living Conditions and Quality of Life.- 10. Biographical Analysis of Quality of Life Processes in Migration.- III: Economic Challenges For Quality Of Life.- 11. Monetary Stability and Quality of Life.- 12. Segmented Quality of Working Life. Regular vs. Non-Regular Workers in Korea.- 13. Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia.- IV: Cultural Challenges for Quality of Life.- 14. Happiness as an Expression of Freedom and Self-Determination. A Comparative Multilevel Analysis.- 15. Satisfaction with Life Domains and Salient Values for the Future. Analyses about Children and their Parents.- 16. Parental Divorce and the Well-being of Adolescent Children. Changes between 1984-1999 in the Netherlands.- 17. Belief in Values and their Perceived Realization as Determinants of Quality of Life. The Case of Kibbutz Members.- V: Options and Restrictions for Quality of Life.- 18. Quality of Life in a Divided Society.- 19. Satisfaction with Health Care Systems. A Comparison of EU Countries.- 20. The Quality of Death as a Component of Quality of Life.- 21. Life Satisfaction: Can We Produce It?.- About the Authors and Editors.
Autoren-Porträt
Wolfgang Glatzer ist Universitätsprofessor für Soziologie am Institut für Gesellschafts- und Politikanalyse des Fachbereichs Gesellschaftswissenschaften an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2005, 2004, 368 Seiten, Maße: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben von Glatzer, Wolfgang; Below, Susanne von; Stoffregen, Matthias
- Herausgegeben: Wolfgang Glatzer, Matthias Stoffregen, Susanne Below
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- ISBN-10: 1402028903
- ISBN-13: 9781402028908
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.10.2004
Sprache:
Englisch
Kommentar zu "Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World"
0 Gebrauchte Artikel zu „Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World“
| Zustand | Preis | Porto | Zahlung | Verkäufer | Rating |
|---|
Schreiben Sie einen Kommentar zu "Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World".
Kommentar verfassen