The aim of the Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research is to create an overview of the field of Quality of Life (QOL) studies in the early years of the 21st century that can be updated and improved upon as the field evolves and the century unfolds. Social indi…
Ontkenning bij patiënten met kanker is een bekend begrip. De definitie van ontkenning is echter niet eenduidig en omvat verschillende manieren om te ontkomen aan pijnlijke gebeurtenissen of gevoelens. In dit proefschrift van Tineke Vos wordt de relatie van ontkenning met de kwal…
A woman's middle age had traditionally been regarded as a time of loss and decline. But in the wake of the women's movement and other societal and cultural events, a profound shift has taken place. Far from being marginalized, midlife women stand at the forefront of a great tran…
This book analyzes the challenges, benefits, coping strategies, problems, and accomplishments associated with the midlife experience.
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"The dizzying exuberance of the Internet-driven marketplace offers unprecedented opportunities and an ever-expanding choice of deals, products, investments, and jobs - ranging from the merely attractive to the nearly irresistible - for the people with the right talents and skill…
"The American Dream is in decline. Americans are increasingly overworked, underpaid, and squeezed for time. But there is an alternative: the European Dream-a more leisurely, healthy, prosperous, and sustainable way of life. Europe's lifestyle is not only desirable, argues Jeremy…
A new edition of this practical guide for clinicians who are developing tools to measure subjective states, attitudes, or non-tangible outcomes in their patients, suitable for those who have no knowledge of statistics.
How Soviet citizens in the 1920s and 1930s internalized Soviet ways of looking at the world and living their everyday lives.
Examining the concept of the quality of life, this book looks at its relevance to social policy, especially in relation to class, gender, health and cultural diversity.