Quality of Life : Concept, Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415323550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str.

David Phillips

Opis

Looks at subjective and objective individual well-being and family, community and social life. This book relates quality of life to other contemporary concepts such as social capital, social inclusion and health inequality, and sets them in an international and global perspective. It covers: poverty, social exclusion, health and social divisions.

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Overview  2. Quality of Life and the Individual  3. Health-Related Quality of Life  4. The Social Context - Utility, Needs, Prudential Values and Capabilities  5. Poverty and Wealth, Inclusion and Exclusion - Social Processes and Social Outcomes  6. Communities and Quality of Life - Social Capital and Social Cohesion  7. Societal Quality of Life Constructs  8. Healthy Societies - Quality and Quantity of Life  9. Conclusions  Appendix  Bibliography

O autorze

David Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. He has undertaken research on a wide range of topics in the health and social services, on community solidarity within minority communities and on quality of life. At present, he is studying the contribution of trust, reciprocity and altruism to social cohesion.