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New Dimensions in Community Well-Being, edited by Patsy Kraeger, Scott Cloutier, Craig Talmage

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New Dimensions in Community Well-Being

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edited by Patsy Kraeger, Scott Cloutier, Craig Talmage

Springer eBooksCommunity Quality-of-Life and Well-Being,, 2520-1093

This volume addresses new innovations in quality of life and well-being from the perspectives of the individual, society and community. It aggregates the perspectives, research questions, methods and results that consider how quality of life is influenced in our modern society. Chapters in this volume present theoretical and practical examples on different aspects of quality of life and community well-being representing American, European, Native American and African perspectives. This volume is of interest to scholars in sociology, psychology, economy, philosophy, health research as well as practitioners across the social sciences.--, Provided by publisher

Introduction from the Editors -- Part I. Community Well-Being: General Considerations for the Work -- Chapter 1. Rethinking Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness: The Quest to Better Understand Indicators of Community Enrichment and Well-being; Craig A. Talmage and Richard C. Knopf -- Chapter 2. Community Well-Being or Quality of Place?: A Few Notes and Their Application in Czech Republic; František Murgaš and Michal Klobučník -- Part II. Community Well-Being: Australia, South Africa and the United States -- Chapter 3. Nurturing the Nurturing Mother: A Method to Assess the Interdependence of Human and Planetary Health Through Community Well-Being; Neda Yousefi Movahed -- Chapter 4. Subjective National Well-Being and Xenophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results and Lessons from South Africa; Steven Lawrence Gordon -- Chapter 5. A Closing Window of Opportunity – When Does Multidimensional Poverty Become Chronic? A Longitudinal Study of Australians; Emily J. Callander and Deborah J. Schofield -- Part IV. Place Based Satisfaction and Happiness -- Chapter 6. What Is More Important to Residents: A City Attractiveness or Citizens’ Residential Satisfaction? An Analysis of the Explanatory Attributes in Shrinking Cities of Portugal; Ana Paula Barreira, Maria Helena Guimarães and Thomas Panagopoulos -- Chapter 7. Happiness Insights into Migration Policy and Choice Behavior of Immigrants; Martijn Hendriks -- Chapter 8. Chapter House: Vision for a Sustainable Future; Paul J. Prosser and Scott Cloutier -- Part V. Work Place Satisfactom, Happiness and Well- Being -- Chapter 9. Socioconomers: New Organizational Actors in U.S. Benefit Corporations; Patsy Kraeger -- Chapter 10. The Intersection of Positive Organizational Scholarship and Organizational Change?; Robbie Waters Robichau -- Part VI. Conclusion from the Editors