ISBN:
9783319531830
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (290 pages)
Series Statement:
Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being
Parallel Title:
Print version Tonon, Graciela Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Social service
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Prologue -- Communities' Quality of Life: Theory and Practice -- 1 Rethinking Community Quality of Life in Latin American Countries -- Abstract -- 1.1 Understanding the Multiple Definitions of Community in the Latin American Context -- 1.2 Community Well-Being and Community Quality of Life -- 1.3 Conversations and Interpersonal Relationships -- 1.4 Public Space, Collective Scenario and the Building of Common Ground -- 1.5 Conclusion: The Way Forward -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Exploring the Concept and Practices of Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: A Community-Based Relational Approach to Well-being -- Abstract -- 2.1 Why Is There a Need to Address Happiness and Quality of Life from a Collective, Relational and Agentic Perspective? -- 2.2 Why Felicitas Publica? -- 2.3 How Can Relational Goods Be Defined? -- 2.4 What Is a Community? -- 2.4.1 Has Community an Ambivalent Nature? -- 2.5 Why Consider Well-being and Quality of Life Approaches in Higher Education Communities? -- 2.6 Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: Can a Community-Based and Relational Approach to Well-being and Quality of Life Be Fruitful in a Peripheral Country? -- 2.6.1 What Are the Particularities of the Portuguese Context? -- 2.6.2 What Were the Research Objectives, Methods and Strategies for Data Collection? -- 2.6.3 Who Participated? Recruitment Methods -- 2.6.4 Data Analysis: An Invitation to Change? -- 2.6.5 Findings: What Part of the Dreamed Future Is Already Present? -- 2.7 Discussion: Gaining a Deeper Understanding? -- 2.8 Conclusion: A Window to New Horizons? -- References -- 3 Sports and Community Well-Being -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Well-Being and Welfare -- 3.3 Community Well-Being -- 3.4 Sports and Physical Activity -- 3.5 Sports in Relation with Community Well-Being
Abstract:
3.5.1 A National Program: The Juegos Nacionales Evita -- 3.6 Final Remarks -- References -- 4 Quality of Life and Commuting. A Study in Rururban Communities of General Pueyrredon District, Argentina -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Fundamental Concepts -- 4.2.1 Community -- 4.2.2 Community and Territory -- 4.2.3 Rururban Communities, Commuting, and Quality of Life -- 4.3 Materials and Methods -- 4.4 Rururban Communities of General Pueyrredon District -- 4.5 Commuting and Quality of Life in Rururban Communities -- 4.5.1 The Interviews at Sierra de Los Padres-La Gloria de La Peregrina -- 4.5.2 Commuting -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Crime and Failure of Community Life in Mexico -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Review -- 5.2.1 Domains of Life. Community Satisfaction -- 5.2.2 Safety in the Neighborhood. A Sub-domain of Life -- 5.3 Database, Variables, and Descriptive Statistics -- 5.4 Quantitative Analyses and Main Results -- 5.4.1 Importance of Sub-domains in Explaining Community Satisfaction -- 5.4.2 Asymmetries in the Importance of the Safety Sub-domain by Socio-Demographic Characteristics -- 5.4.3 Victimization and Satisfaction with Safety in the Neighborhood -- 5.4.4 Asymmetries in the Impact of Victimization by Socio-Demographic Characteristics -- 5.5 Final Comments -- References -- 6 The Community Program for Neighborhood Improvement in Mexico City -- Abstract -- 6.1 Development -- 6.2 Construction of New Spaces for Social Development in Mexico -- 6.2.1 The Debate on Community Social Capital -- 6.2.2 Mexico City as an Analysis Unit to Reflect on Citizen Participation in Mexico -- 6.3 Experiences of Citizen Participation: The Community Program for Neighborhood Improvement in Mexico City -- 6.3.1 The Community Program for Neighborhood Improvement -- 6.3.2 Some Results of the Community Neighborhood Improvement Program
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6.4 Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Electronic References -- 7 Community Water Management and Quality of Life: The Independent Water Governance Committees in Toluca, Mexico -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Water Governance and Community Quality of Life -- 7.3 Independent Water Committees as Part of Water Governance Water Structure in Mexico -- 7.4 Independent Potable Water Committees in Toluca -- 7.5 The Independent Committee of San Felipe Tlalmimilolpan -- 7.6 Water Governance and Community Potable Water Committees, Final Remarks -- References -- Interview -- Laws -- Community Quality of Life of Different Groups in Latin Countries: Indigenous People, Displaced People, Migrants, Children, Young People and Older Adults -- 8 Quality of Life of the Guaraní Community -- Abstract -- 8.1 Studies on Well-being, Quality of Life, and Ethnical Diversity -- 8.2 Guiding Notions -- 8.2.1 Community -- 8.2.2 Space and Territory -- 8.2.3 Culture and Identity -- 8.2.4 Collective Identity -- 8.2.5 Culture/Identity, Well-Being, and Quality of Life -- 8.3 The Guaraní People -- 8.3.1 Overview. Ethnic Diversity in Salta -- 8.3.2 Location -- 8.3.3 Languages and Beliefs -- 8.3.4 Subsistence -- 8.3.5 Nonindigenous Ethnic Groups -- 8.3.6 The Guaraní Community in the Province of Salta -- 8.3.6.1 Brief Historical Overview -- 8.3.6.2 The Guaraní Community on Route 34 in Salta -- 8.3.6.3 Life in Rural Areas -- 8.3.6.4 Access to Land -- 8.3.6.5 Life in Urban Areas -- 8.3.6.6 Organization in the Northern Region: The APG (Guaraní People Association) -- 8.4 Final Comments -- References -- 9 Quality of Life and Health in Displaced Communities Affected by the Armed Conflict in Colombia -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Displacement: Before, During and After -- 9.2.1 Individual History of Mental Health -- 9.2.2 Traumatic Events
Abstract:
9.2.3 Physical Movement-Displacement -- 9.2.4 Survival or Adaptation to Place of Refuge -- 9.3 Studies of QoL in Displaced Persons -- 9.3.1 Study 1: Health and Adaption in Youth -- 9.3.2 Study 2: Social Identity and Adaptation in Families -- 9.3.3 Study 3: QoL and Personal Social Networks -- 9.4 QoL and Resettlement of Displaced Persons -- 9.5 Social Support and Community Integration -- 9.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Sense of Community Mediates the Relationship Between Social and Community Variables on Adolescent Life Satisfaction -- Abstract -- 10.1 Presentation -- 10.2 The Research on Well-being with Adolescents -- 10.3 Social Well-being and Subjective Well-being -- 10.4 A Social Support and Subjective Well-being in Adolescents -- 10.5 Subjective Well-being and Sense of Community -- 10.6 Method -- 10.6.1 Instruments -- 10.6.2 Procedure -- 10.6.3 Data Analysis -- 10.7 Results -- 10.7.1 Mean Comparisons -- 10.7.2 Correlations -- 10.7.3 Multiple Linear Regression Models -- 10.7.4 Mediation Analysis -- 10.8 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Children and Young People's Perceptions of Risk and Quality of Life Conditions in Their Communities: Participatory Mapping Cases in Portugal -- Abstract -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.1.1 Building Child-Friendly and Supportive Communities-Concepts and Policy -- 11.2 Framework Integrating Quality-of-Life and Participatory Mapping -- 11.2.1 Quality-of-Life and the Living Environment of Children and Young People -- 11.2.2 Children's and Young People's Perceptions of Their Living Environment ("Child 'Hoods"), and Their Participation in Community Life and Planning -- 11.3 Portugal Cases -- 11.3.1 Purpose -- 11.3.2 Method and Brief Description of Study Area -- 11.4 Results -- 11.4.1 Discussion-Methodological Issues of Working with Children -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References
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12 Family and Social Networks and Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older-Adults in Spain -- Abstract -- 12.1 Introduction and State of the Art -- 12.2 Materials and Methods -- 12.3 Composition and Size of the Family Network -- 12.4 Quality of the Family Network -- 12.5 The Social Network: Size and Quality of the Relationship -- 12.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Digital Media, Identity and Quality of Life of a Local Ecuadorian Community in Andalusia (SE Spain) -- Abstract -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Data, and Context -- 13.3 Descriptive Findings -- 13.4 Discussion -- 13.5 Conclusions -- References -- 14 Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain -- Abstract -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The CadeViMa-Spain Study -- 14.3 Health Status and Cognition -- 14.4 Functional Status and Disability -- 14.5 Psychosocial Aspects -- 14.6 Contextual Factors -- 14.7 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Acknowledgements -- References
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