Mark Rapley

Quality of Life Research

A Critical Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first introductory text to offer a critical overview of the concept of quality of life and the ways in which it is researched. Using an inter-disciplinary approach, the book covers every aspect of the concept and its application.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications UK
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780761954576
• ISBN-10: 0761954570
• Artikelnr.: 21767471

Autorenporträt

Mark Rapley is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology. A graduate of the then NELP MSc in Clinical Psychology, he worked as a clinical psychologist in NHS learning disability services, and, until recently, as an academic and consultant to intellectual disability services in Western Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: THEORY
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
PART TWO: PRACTICE
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¿?