| Description |
x, 593 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 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. |
| Subject |
Social indicators -- Research.
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Social indicators -- Research. |
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Social indicators. |
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Quality of life -- Research.
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Quality of life -- Research. |
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Quality of life. |
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Well-being -- Research.
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Well-being. |
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Research. |
| Added Author |
Land, Kenneth C.
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Sirgy, M. Joseph.
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Michalos, Alex C.
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| ISBN |
9789400724204 alkaline paper |
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9400724209 alkaline paper |
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9789400724211 e-book |
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9400724217 e-book |
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