The Quality of European Societies: A Compilation of Composite Indicators - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 303005022X ISBN 13 : 9783030050221

Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019

Synopsis

Chapter 1. Towards A System of Indices on The Quality 0f European Societies (SIQES) (Eduardo Bericat).- Chapter 2. The Quality of European Societies: An Overview (Eduardo Bericat).- Chapter 3. Quality of Life (Mercedes Camarero).- Chapter 4. Subjective Well-Being (Eduardo Bericat).- Chapter 5. Social and Political Participation (Mercedes Camarero).- Chapter 6. Cultural Practice, Creativity and Innovation (Manuel Herrera-Usagre).- Chapter 7. Democratic Quality and Governance (Alex Tusell-Collado).- Chapter 8. Consumption (María Dolores Martín-Lagos).- Chapter 9. Job Quality (Eduardo Bericat).- Chapter 10. Environment Sustainability (Katharina M. K. Stepping).- Chapter 11. Social Equality (María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo).- Chapter 12. Gender Equality (Eduardo Bericat).- Chapter 13. Children Well-Being (Juan Miguel Gómez Espino).- Chapter 14. Elderly Well-Being (María José Dorado-Rubín).- Chapter 15. Health Conditions (María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo).- Chapter 16. Crime, Security and Rule of Law (Manuel Jesús Caro-Cabrera).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Eduardo Bericat is Full Professor of Sociology at the University of Seville, and Director of the research group Studies on the Quality of European Societies. His current academic interests are mainly two. On the one hand, the analysis of the social quality and quality of life of European societies through the design, compilation, analysis, and interpretation of composite indicators. On the other hand, the sociology of emotions, particularly the social stratification of emotional well-being, that is, the study of the social distribution of happiness and unhappiness. Others interests are visual sociology, social values, and culture.

María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo is associate professor of Sociology at the University of Seville (Spain) and member of the research group Studies on the Quality of European Societies (University of Seville). Her main lines of research include the sociology of gender and social inequalities, specifically in relation to health, education, and work;and the analysis of socio-labour and educational policies and their effects on the processes of discrimination, attention to diversity and social inclusion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 303005022X
• ISBN 13: 9783030050221
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 351
• Éditeur: Bericat Eduardo, Jiménez-Rodrigo María Luisa
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