Contents; Contributors; Chapter-1 ; Gender, Lifespan, Cultural Context and QOL; References; Chapter-2; Personal Well-being and Interpersonal Communication of 12-16 Year-Old Girls and Their Own Mothers: Gender and Intergenerational Issues; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Method Procedure and Sample; 2.2.1 Description of the Variables; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Activities; 2.3.2 Conversations; 2.3.3 Satisfaction; 2.3.4 Values Aspired to for the Girls' Future; 2.3.5 Explained Model of Girls' and Mothers' Satisfaction with Life as a Whole; 2.4 Discussion; References; Chapter-3 Gender Dimensions of Life Quality for Adults in Australia3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis; 3.3 Homeostatic Buffers; 3.4 External Buffers; 3.5 Internal Buffers; 3.6 Gender Differences; 3.8.1 Gender × Survey; 3.7 Method; 3.8 Results; 3.8.2 Personal Wellbeing Domains; 3.8.3 Domain Stability Across Surveys × Gender; 3.8.4 Demographic Influences on Gender Differences in SWB; 3.8.5 Age; 3.8.6 Living Alone; 3.8.7 Relationship Status; 3.8.8 Work Status; 3.9 Discussion; 3.9.1 Overall Pattern of Gender Differences; 3.9.2 Age; 3.9.3 Living Alone; 3.9.4 Work Status; 3.10 Summary ReferencesChapter-4; Chasing the 'Good Life': GenderDifferences in Work Aspirationsof American Men and Women; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptual Framework; 4.3 Data and Methods; 4.4 Results; 4.4.1 Gender Differences in Aspirations and Attainments; 4.4.1.1 Material Goods; 4.4.1.2 Good Health; 4.4.1.3 Family Life; 4.4.1.4 Work; 4.4.1.5 Work Aspirations over the Life Course; 4.5 Summary and Discussion; References; Chapter-5; Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Algeria; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Gender Equalities: The Current Situation; 5.3 Gender and Subjective Wellbeing: Survey Data; 5.4 Method 5.5 Results5.6 Discussion; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter-6; Mothers and Quality of Life in 26 EU Countries; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Mothers' Life Satisfaction; 6.3 Income; 6.4 Paid and Unpaid Work; 6.5 The "Double Shift"; 6.6 Summary; References; Chapter-7 ; Gender and Age Differences in Subjective Well-being: Romania 1990-2005; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Studies on Gender Differences in Subjective Well-being; 7.3 Studies on Age Differences in Subjective Well-being; 7.4 Hypotheses on the Relationship Between Gender, Age and Subjective Well-being in Romania; 7.5 Data Sources 7.6 Gender Differences in Well-being in Post-communist Romania7.7 Age Differences in Subjective Well-being in Post-communist Romania; 7.8 Gender-Age Interaction; 7.9 Conclusions; References ; Chapter-8 ; Quality of Life for Pregnant and Recent Parity Women in Lao PDR; 8.1 Background; 8.2 Childbirth Practices, Traditional Beliefs and Customs; 8.3 The Sai Mai Lao (Silk Homes) Project; 8.4 Evaluation of Sai Mai Lao Services; 8.5 Conclusion; References ; Chapter-9; Gender Dimensions of Subjective Well-being in Russia; 9.1 Socio-Economic Context and Objective Indicators of Quality of Life 9.2 Gender and Subjective Well-being Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Is It Important to Sex Disaggregate and Gender Analyse Quality of Life Data? Liz EckermannChapter 2: Well-Being and Communication of 12 to 16 Year-Old Girls and Their Mothers: Gender and Intergenerational Issues in Spain; Mònica González, Cristina Figuer, Sara Malo and Ferran Casas -- Chapter 3: Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life for Adults in Australia; Robert Cummins, David Mellor and Mark Stokes -- Chapter 4: Chasing the Good Life: Gender Differences in Work Aspirations of American Men and Women; Anke C. Plagnol -- Chapter 5: Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Algeria; Habib Tiliouine -- Chapter 6: Mothers and Quality of Life in 26 EU Countries; Piotr Michoń -- Chapter 7: Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Romania; Sergiu Baltatescu -- Chapter 8: Quality of Life for Pregnant and Recent Parity Women in Laos; Liz Eckermann, Anna Scopaz and Matthew Clarke -- Chapter 9: Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Russia; Ekaterina Uglanova -- Chapter 10: Re-marry Fast, Die Young: The Gender Related Happiness Inequalities Among Polish Adults; Piotr Michoń -- Chapter 11: Gender Considerations on Income and Health in Latin America; Karen Watkins Fassler -- Chapter 12: Subjective Well-Being Across Gender and Age in Japan: An Econometric Analysis; Tim Tiefenbach and Florian Kohlbacher -- Chapter 13: Gender Role Attitudes, Family Formation and Well-Being in Ireland; Margret Fine-Davis -- Chapter 14: Gender and Quality of Life in Singapore; Siok Kuan Tambyah and Soo Jiuan Tan -- Chapter 15: Age and Gender Differences in Well-Being in Croatia; Ljiljana Kaliterna and Josip Burusic -- Chapter 16: Conclusion and Policy Implications; Liz Eckermann. | 
