The Quality of European Societies A Compilation of Composite Indicators /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bericat, Eduardo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jiménez-Rodrigo, María Luisa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 75
• Subjects: Quality of life.; Statistics .; Social sciences.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Personality and Social Psychology.

This volume presents a compilation of composite indicators created in order to measure important aspects of the quality of European societies. It examines three main questions: do Europeans live in good societies and enjoy good lives; are European societies becoming better as time passes, or is thei...

Table of Contents:

• 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).