Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Szalai, Sándor, 1912-1983.
2. Andrews, Frank M.
3. International Sociological Association.
4. World Congress of Sociology (9th : 1978 : Uppsala, Sweden)

Description

1. 289 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. 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

1. Sage studies in international sociology ; 20

Uniform title

1. Sage studies in international sociology ; 20.

Subject

1. Quality of life > Congresses
2. 71.81 welfare policy
3. Qualité de la vie
4. Quality of life
5. Kwaliteit van het bestaan
6. Sociale indicatoren
7. methodology
8. quality of life
9. research
10. cross cultural analysis
11. quality of working life
12. social indicator
13. economic indicator
14. UNESCO
15. research programme
16. measurement
17. Social indicators
18. Quality of life > Cross-cultural studies
19. méthodologie
20. qualité de la vie
21. recherche
22. analyse transculturelle
23. qualité de la vie de travail
24. indicateur social
25. indicateur économique
26. programme de recherche
27. mesure
28. metodología
29. calidad de la vida
30. investigación
31. análisis transcultural
32. calidad de la vida de trabajo
33. indicador social
34. indicador económico
35. programa de investigación
36. medición
37. Canada
38. developed countries
39. developing countries
40. OECD countries
41. pays développés
42. pays en développement
43. pays de l'OCDE
44. Canadá
45. países desarrollados
46. países en desarrollo
47. países de la OCDE

Genre/Form

1. Conference papers and proceedings
2. Intercultural comparisons (form)
3. proceedings.
4. graph.
5. reference.
6. rapport de réunion.
7. graphique.
8. référence bibliographique.
9. informe de reunión.
10. gráfico.
11. referencia.

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. 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)

1. Includes bibliographical references.