Quality of Life and Work in Europe: Theory, Practice and Policy by A. Doorne-Hui

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Intense globalization, rapidly changing workplaces and family patterns have renewed the international interest in quality of life. This book examines different institutional arrangements, work-place conditions and gendered work and care that affect the conditions for achieving quality of work and life in European countries.

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Intense globalization, rapidly changing workplaces and family patterns have renewed the international interest in quality of life. This book examines different institutional arrangements, work-place conditions and gendered work and care that affect the conditions for achieving quality of work and life in European countries.

Author Biography

TIMO ANTTILA researcher in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandMARGARET BÄCK-WIKLUND Professor of Social Work and Family Policy at the University of Gothenburg, SwedenMARGARIDA BARROSO PhD student at ISCTE-IUL and researcher at the Research Centre for Studies in Sociology (CIES), PortugalBARBARA BEHAM Assistant Professor at the Institute of Management at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in GermanyLEILA BILLQUIST Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMICHAEL BROOKES Senior Lecturer in Economics at Middlesex University Business School, UKANNEKE VAN DOORNE-HUISKES Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and ICS Research School of Utrecht University, The NetherlandsMARIA DAS DORES GUERREIRO professor at the Department of Sociology, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon University Institute, PortugalSONJA DROBNI? Professor of Sociology, Chair of Social Science Research Methods at the University of Hamburg, GermanyLAURA DEN DULK Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDAVID ETHERINGTON Principal Researcher at the Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research at Middlesex University Business School, UKEVA FODOR Associate Professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University in Budapest, HungarySTANIMIR KABAIVANOV PhD student at the University of Plovdiv, BulgariaSIYKAKOVACHEVA Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Plovdiv, BulgariaLINDA LANE Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work at University of Gothenburg, SwedenSUZAN LEWIS Professor of Organisational Psychology at Middlesex University Business School, UKTANJA VAN DER LIPPE Professor of Sociology of Households and Employment Relations at the Department of Sociology and Research School ICS of Utrecht University, The NetherlandsPOLINA MANOLOVA MA student in Social Policy at University of York, UKANNABELLE MARK Professor of Healthcare Organisation, Middlesex University, UK and Director of NHS General management Training Scheme Human resource specialismJOUKO NÄTTI Professor of Social Policy in the University of Tampere, FinlandPATRICK PRÄG PhD student at ICS/University of Groningen, The NetherlandsDOROTTYA REDAI PhD student at the Gender Studies Department of Central European University, HungaryEDUARDO ALEXANDRE RODRIGUES is a PhD student at Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE-IUL) and researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES)JOOP SCHIPPERS Professor of Labour and Gender Economics at Utrecht University, The NetherlandsSTEFAN SZÜCS Senior researcher at Centre for Public Sector Research (CEFOS), University of Gothenburg, SwedenSAKARI TAIPALE Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Science and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, FinlandROLAND VERWIEBE Professor for Social Stratification Research andQuantitative Methods at the University of Vienna, Austria

Table of Contents

Quality of Life and Work in a Changing Europe;  T.van der Lippe  & M.Bäck-Wiklund PART I: CONTEXT, THEORY AND METHODS Quality of Life and Work in a Changing Europe: A Theoretical Framework;  L.den Dulk, M.Bäck-Wiklund, S.Lewis  & D.Redai The Institutional Context of the Quality of Life; S.Kovacheva, A.van Doorne-Huiskes  & T.Anttila Data and Methods;  T.van der Lippe, S.Szucs, S.Drobni?  & L.Billquist PART II: EMPIRICAL RESULTS Quality of Work and Quality of Life of Service Sector Workers: Cross-national Variations in Eight European Countries;  P.Präg, M.das Dorres Guerreiro, J.Nätti, M.Brookes  & L.den Dulk Quality of Life and Satisfaction with the Work-life Balance;  S.Szücs, S.Drobni?, L.den Dulk  & R.Verwiebe Variations in Work-Life Balance Satisfaction Among Service Sector Employees;  B.Beham, D.Etherington  & E.Rodrigues   Competing Demands: Work and Child Well-Being;  L.Lane, T.van der Lippe, S.Kabaivanov & M.Bäck-Wiklund   Gender Differences in Quality of Life;  E.Fodor, L.Lane, J. Schippers  & T.van der Lippe PART III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND THE FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA Healthy Organizations;  S.Lewis, A.van Doorne-Huiskes, D.Redai  & M.Barroso Scenarios for the Quality of Life in the Europe of the Future;  M.das Dores Guerreiro, A.Mark, L.Billquist  & P.Manolova The Social Quality Instrument: Measuring the Social Quality of Work in European Workplaces;  S.Taipale, B.Beham  & J.Nätti Quality of ife and Work in a Changing Europe: Future Challenges;  A.van Doorne-Huiskes  & L.den Dulk Bibliography Index

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Details ISBN1349313785 Language English ISBN-10 1349313785 ISBN-13 9781349313785 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Short Title QUALITY OF LIFE & WORK IN EURO Media Book DEWEY 306.094 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-01-01 Pages 262 Edition 1st Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Theory, Practice and Policy Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2011-01-01 AU Release Date 2011-01-01 NZ Release Date 2011-01-01 Author L. den Dulk Illustrations XIV, 262 p. Edited by L. den Dulk Edition Description 1st ed. 2011 Alternative 9780230235113 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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