Détails bibliographiques
| Auteur principal : |
Phillips David
(Auteur) |
| Format : |
Livre |
| Langue : |
anglais |
| Titre complet : |
Quality of life : concept, policy and practice / David Phillips |
| Publié : |
London, New York :
Routledge
, 2006
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| Description matérielle : |
1 vol. (XII-276 p.) |
| Contenu : |
Cover. Quality of Life. Contents. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. A first view of quality of life. Overview of the book. 1 Quality of life and the individual. Happiness, life satisfaction, subjective well-being. From subjective well-being to quality of life. Models of quality of life. Conclusion. 2 Health-related quality of life. The health-related quality of life of individuals. The health-related quality of life of communities. Conclusion. 3 The social context. Happiness and utilitarianism. Prudential values. Needs. Doyal and Gough's theory of human need (THN). Capabilities. Conclusion. 4 Poverty and wealth, inclusion and exclusion. Poverty and quality of life. Social exclusion. Poverty, social exclusion and quality of life. 5 Communities and quality of life. Social capital and social cohesion - overview. From social capital to social cohesion: a stepped aggregation. Bringing social cohesion and social exclusion together. 6 Societal quality of life constructs. Overarching quality of life constructs. Bernard's democratic dialectic. Berger-Schmitt and Noll's overarching quality of life construct. Social quality. Conclusion. 7 Healthy societies. Hancock's public health model. Healthy communities - a case study. Why are some societies healthier than others?. 8 Conclusion. Résumé and identification of cross-cutting themes. Major themes: from the individual to the societal. Principles of quality of life. Appendix. Indicators of socio-economic security. Indicators of social cohesion. Indicators of social inclusion. Indicators of social empowerment. Bibliography. Index |
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