Time Well Spent (eBook)

Subjective Well-Being and the Organization of Time

Daniel Wheatley (Autor)

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2017
272 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield International (Verlag)
978-1-78348-427-0 (ISBN)

Infos

An innovative exploration of self-reported happiness, referred to as subjective well-being, observed through the lens of time-use.

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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.

Autor

lt;span>Daniel Wheatley is Senior Lecturer in Business and Labour Economics in the Department of Management at University of Birmingham Business School.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 44 Illustrations including: - 16 Charts; - 18 Tables; - 10 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
• Schlagworte: Gender Division of Labour • Happiness Economics • Public Policy • work-life balance
• ISBN-10: 1-78348-427-6 / 1783484276
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78348-427-0 / 9781783484270