Quality of life research a critical introduction - Rapley, Mark (SAGE Pubications, 2003)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-277) and index
Introduction -- Where has QOL come from? -- A life of quality -- just what does QOL mean? -- Whose quality of life is it anyway? -- Quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Researching QOL as cultural object -- QOL in health and social care research -- QOL research with special populations -- Researching QOL as a psychological object -- Should we 'hang up quality of life as a hopeless term'?
This introductory text offers a critical overview of the concept of quality of life and the ways in which it is researched