The Quality of Life
Valuation in Social Research
Ramkrishna Mukherjee(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 1989
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-8039-9587-1 (ISBN)
Description
This authoritative work is a critical commentary on the all-inclusive notion of the quality of life. The author examines the methods used by the two perspectives of quality of life research: social indicators research which considers the elites' valuation of what the people need, and conventional quality of life research which studies what people want, in order to improve their quality of life. These two approaches are normally considered separately. Mukherjee outlines a programme for future research and formulates a new methodology which synchronizes these two perspectives and removes the constraints facing quality of life research. The suggested methodology is illustrated by two field surveys.
Reviews / Votes
`Social scientists should be thankful to Professor Mukherjee, a doyen in the discipline of sociology, for a work par excellence....This book is invaluable for all those academicians, planners and executioners of change, politicians and decision-makers, and the enlightened public who in one way or the other are concerned with issues and indices of the quality of life. Combining finely the philosophical and moral debates on `what is good life' with empirical methodology, and dealing skilfully with both cardinal and ordinal scales of evaluation, Prof. Mukherjee critically examines the all-inclusive notion of the quality of life, exemplifying how best research can be accomplished on this concept.' - Indian Anthropologist`This is a highly researched book on the quality of life....The author can surely take pride in his achievement.' - The Statesman
More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-9587-1 (9780803995871)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Approach
Elite Perspective
What Do People Need?
Mass Perspective
What Do People Want?
Elite-Mass Perspectives
Need and Want
Elite Perspective
What Do People Need?
Mass Perspective
What Do People Want?
Elite-Mass Perspectives
Need and Want