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Development of Quality of Life Theory and Its Instruments

The Selected Works of Alex. C. Michalos

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  1. Alex C. Michalos

    1. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada

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  • Clearly explains and discusses several seminal theories and reports
  • Connects theory to practical indicators and case studies
  • Zooms in on community aspects of quality of life
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
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  2. Quality of Life, Two-Variable Theory

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 1-4

  3. Satisfaction and Happiness

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 5-37

  4. Multiple Discrepancies Theory (MDT)

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 39-95

  5. A Feminist View of Women and Development

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 97-102

  6. Highlights of Four Volume Global Report on Student Well-Being

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 103-110

  7. Comments on Papers for the Special Issue on Global Report on Student Well-Being

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 111-115

  8. Aspects of the Quality of Life in Prince George: A Case Study in Canada

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 117-135

  9. Quality of Life in Jasper, Alberta

    • Bruno D. Zumbo, Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 137-156

  10. British Columbians’ Expectations and Attitudes Going into the Third Millennium

    • Alex C. Michalos, Bruno D. Zumbo
    Pages 157-174

  11. Identifying the Horse, the Cart and Their Proper Order in Sustainable Development

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 175-184

  12. Connecting Communities with Community Indicators

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 185-198

  13. Stability and Sensitivity in Perceived Quality of Life Measures: Some Panel Results

    • Alex C. Michalos, P. Maurine Kahlke
    Pages 199-239

  14. Arts and the Perceived Quality of Life in British Columbia

    • Alex C. Michalos, P. Maurine Kahlke
    Pages 241-285

  15. What Did Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi Get Right and What Did They Get Wrong?

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 287-300

  16. Progress in Measuring Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours Concerning Sustainable Development Among Tenth Grade Students in Manitoba

    • Alex C. Michalos, P. Maurine Kahlke, Karen Rempel, Anu Lounatvuori, Anne MacDiarmid, Heather Creech et al.
    Pages 301-336

  17. Social Indicators Research: The Little Red Hen 40 Years Later

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 337-340

  18. Michalos-Zumbo Well-Being Index

    • Bruno D. Zumbo, Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 341-346

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 347-353
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About this book

The focus of this volume is on the further development of the Quality of Life Theory and the means to measure the concept. The volume summarizes Michalos’ fundamental assumptions about the nature of quality of life or human well-being and explains in detail the two variable theory of the quality of life. It gives an update of the journal Social Indicators Research after forty years, an explanation of the role of community indicators in connecting communities, and a critical review of the much publicized Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi report. It deals with the multiple discrepancies theory (MDT), the empirical theory designed to provide the foundation of the pragmatic theory of value. Other concepts discussed in this volume are the stability, sensitivity, and other different features of measures of domain and life satisfaction and happiness, measures of arts-related activities and beliefs, measures of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour concerning sustainable development, and the role of quality of life in sustainable development research. The volume concludes with discussions on connections between social indicators and communities, aspects of community quality of life in Prince George, British Columbia and Jasper, Alberta, and British Columbians’ expectations and attitudes going into the third millennium.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada

    Alex C. Michalos

About the author

Prof. Alex Michalos currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University. He is also the Director of Research for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Emeritus Professor in Political Science at his former institution, the University of Northern British Columbia. Michalos has published 24 books, over 100 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals. Among the seven, he is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Business Ethics, the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, and Social Indicators Research, the first scholarly journal devoted to quality of life research. He is married to Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Development of Quality of Life Theory and Its Instruments

  • Book Subtitle: The Selected Works of Alex. C. Michalos

  • Authors: Alex C. Michalos

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51149-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51148-1Published: 26 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84580-7Published: 01 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51149-8Published: 14 June 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 353

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Quality of Life Research, Quality of Life Research, Methodology of the Social Sciences

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