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Quality of life :

0415323541 (hardback)

041532355X (pbk.)

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Quality of life :

[Book]

concept, policy and practice /

David Phillips

New York :

Routledge,

2006

xii, 276 p. :

ill. ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-266) and index

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 -- Reśumé 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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Examining the concept of the quality of life, this book looks at its relevance to social policy, especially in relation to class, gender, health and cultural diversity

Basic needs

Quality of life

Social policy

Phillips, David,1949-

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