Quality of Life

Concept, Policy and Practice

By: David Phillips

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Paperback | 19 January 2006 | Edition Number 1

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Quality of life is one of the most important issues facing the world today and is central to the development of social policy. Very little, however, has been written on this crucial topic. "Quality of Life "explores two key questions: which societies offer the best quality of life and how can we enhance it globally?
This innovative book discusses the criteria by which we can judge attempts to raise quality of life, thinking about concerns such as the satisfaction of basic and social needs, autonomy to enjoy life and social connectivity, and considers topics such as:
- individual well-being and health related quality of life
- human needs - what makes us happy
- poverty and social exclusion within communities
- social solidarity, altruism and trust within communities.
"Quality of Life" is the first systematic presentation of this subject from both individual and collective perspectives. It provides a powerful overview of a concept which is becoming increasingly prominent in the social sciences and is essential reading for students of social policy, sociology and health studies.

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Introduction and overview
A first view of quality of life
The book
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
Conclusions
Health-related quality of life
The health-related quality of life of individuals
The health-related quality of life of communities
Conclusions
The social context - utility, needs, prudential values and capabilities
Happiness and utilitarianism
Prudential values
Needs
Doyal and Gough's theory of human need (THN)
Capabilities
Summary and conclusions
Poverty and wealth, inclusion and exclusion - social processes and social outcomes
Poverty and quality of life
Social exclusion
Poverty, social exclusion and quality of life
Communities and quality of life - social capital and social cohesion
Social capital and social cohesion - overview
From social capital to social cohesion: a stepped aggregation
Bringing social cohesion and social exclusion together
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
Conclusions
Healthy societies - quality and quantity of life
Hancock's public health model
Healthy communities - a case study
Why are some societies more healthy than others?
Conclusions
Résumé and identification of cross-cutting themes
Major themes: from the individual to the societal
Principles of quality of life
Appendix
Bibliography
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