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Time Well Spent

Subjective Well-Being and the Organization of Time
  • ISBN-13: 9781783484263
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD INTERNAT.
  • By Daniel Wheatley
  • Price: AUD $96.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/01/2019
  • Format: Paperback 272 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Microeconomics [KCC]
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Measuring quality of life has been identified as fundamental in assessing the relative progress of societies and as having relevance for both monitoring and policy-making purposes. Self-reported measures of well-being, referred to as subjective well-being, have become increasingly topical given the growing awareness of the limitations of existing measures of well-being including gross domestic product (GDP). In the UK, the ONS's 'Happiness Index' was launched in 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron. This book aims to improve our understanding of well-being through an analysis of time-use in a post-industrial society, the UK, drawing on empirical data from large-scale surveys such as Understanding Society and smaller-scale case study evidence. It uses a plurality of theoretical perspectives to explore the relationship between our use of time and our reported levels of satisfaction, and considers the policy lessons that we can take from our organization of time.
1. Subjective well-being and time-use: An introduction / 2. A pluralist perspective on time-use / 3. Time-use: The historical and policy context / 4. Work-time, the quality of work and well-being / 5. The household division of labour and flexibility in paid work / 6. Care and volunteering: The (feel) good Samaritan (with Irene Hardill) / 7. Where to next? Travel-to-work and travel-for-work / 8. Leisure time: The pursuit of happiness (with Craig Bickerton) / 9. The organization of time and subjective well-being: Key findings and implications for public and organizational policy
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