Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World edited by Richard J. Estes.

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Estes, Richard J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Social Indicators Research Series, 29
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Table of Contents:
  • Regional and National Perspectives on Advancing Quality of Life
  • How Does European Union Enlargement Affect Social Cohesion?
  • Promoting Well-Being: A British Perspective
  • Importance and Satisfaction With Life Domains in Croatia: Representative Sample
  • Advancing Quality of Life in Selected Sectors
  • Commuting and Quality of Life: The Italian Case
  • An Alternative Measure of Years of Healthy Life
  • Analyzing “Sustainable Wealth” Indicators for Evaluating the Contribution of a Regional Industrial Sector Toward Quality of Life and Sustainable Development
  • Fuel Sources and Well-Being in the Marshall Islands
  • Spirituality as a Robust Empirical Predictor of Psychosocial Outcomes: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
  • Hope and Spirituality in the Age of Anxiety
  • Advancing Quality of Life for Selected Population Groups
  • Communitarian versus Individualistic Arrangements in the Family: What and Whose Income Matters for Happiness?
  • Socioeconomic Inequality and Inequalities in Health Among Kibbutz Elderly
  • Life Satisfaction Crossover Among Couples
  • Migrant Family Adaptation and Quality of Life: A Qualitative Study in Brazil.