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The Quality of life : comparative studies

Title: The Quality of life : comparative studies / editor's Alexander Szalai and Frank M. Andrews.
Publication: London ; Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1980.

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289 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Conference report on methodologycal aspects of quality of life comparison in both developed countries and developing countries - presents research results of anglophone-francophone differences in Canada, cross cultural analysis, quality of working life, etc., Examines conceptual proposals focusing on social indicators and economic indicators, and describes development of unesco's research programme and measurement in OECD countries. Graphs and references. Conference held in uppsala 1978 aug.

Series Statement

Sage studies in international sociology ; 20

Uniform Title

Sage studies in international sociology ; 20.

Subject

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings
Intercultural comparisons (form)
proceedings.
graph.
reference.
rapport de réunion.
graphique.
référence bibliographique.
informe de reunión.
gráfico.
referencia.

Note

Based on a symposium held as part of the Ninth World Congress of Sociology, under the auspices of the International Sociological Association, in Uppsala, Aug. 1978.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Prologue: The meaning of comparative research on the quality of life / Alexander Szalai -- I. Empirical and methodological results -- Anglophone and Francophone differences in perception of the quality of life in Canada / Bernard Blishen and Tom Atkinson -- Structural variables in cross-cultural research on the quality of life / Elemér Hankiss -- The quality of working life, gender, and occupational status : a cross-national comparison / R. Alan Hedley, Robert Dubin, Thomas C. Taveggia -- Personal development and national development : a cross-national perspective / Alex Inkeles and Larry Diamond -- Structural constancies in surveys of perceived well-being / Aubrey McKennell, Tom Atkinson, Frank M. Andrews -- The structure of life satisfaction : a comparative analysis across social groups / Michael J. Minor, Norman M. Bradburn, Nora C. Schaeffer -- Experience with quality of life comparisons / Lore Scheer -- II. Conceptual and methodological proposals -- Way of life and related concepts as parts of a system of social indicators / Igor V. Bestuzhev-Lada -- An integral indicator of the quality of work and quality of life / Chavdar Kiuranov -- On the appraisal of quality of life / Ramkrishna Mukherjee -- Ways of life and social change : methodology of a recurrent investigation / Rudolf Rezsohazy -- Organic solidarity and life quality indicators / Philip J. Stone -- III. Development of large integrated systems for life quality assessment -- UNESCO's policy-relevant quality of life research program / Erwin S. Solomon [and others] -- The specification and measurement of the quality of life in OECD countries / Henri Verwayen -- The SPES social indicators system in comparative perspective / Wolfgang Zapf -- Epilogue : Comparative studies of life quality : comments on the current state of the art and some issues for future research / Frank M. Andrews.

ISBN

0803998252
0803998244
9780803998254
9780803998247

LCCN

80040745

OCLC

ocm06813600
6813600
SCSB-8967528

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library