Challenges of Social Cohesion in Times of Crisis
Author : M. Zupi
Publisher : Editorial Complutense
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Política social
ISBN : 8499380468
Defining and Measuring Social Cohesion
Author : Jane Jenson
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849290234
Book Description
Examines the literature on social cohesion. Presentsa range of indicators that have been used to measure social cohesion.
Community Cohesion in Crisis?
Author : Flint, John
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2008-07-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781847420237
Book Description
This book examines how new dimensions of diversity and difference, so often debated in the national context, are emerging at the neighbourhood level.
Social Epidemiology
Author : Lisa F. Berkman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 2000-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195083316
Book Description
This book shows the important links between social conditions and health and begins to describe the processes through which these health inequalities may be generated. It reviews a range of methodologies that could be used by health researchers in this field and proposes innovative future research directions.
Slum Health
Author : Jason Corburn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0520962796
Book Description
Urban slum dwellers—especially in emerging-economy countries—are often poor, live in squalor, and suffer unnecessarily from disease, disability, premature death, and reduced life expectancy. Yet living in a city can and should be healthy. Slum Health exposes how and why slums can be unhealthy; reveals that not all slums are equal in terms of the hazards and health issues faced by residents; and suggests how slum dwellers, scientists, and social movements can come together to make slum life safer, more just, and healthier. Editors Jason Corburn and Lee Riley argue that valuing both new biologic and “street” science—professional and lay knowledge—is crucial for improving the well-being of the millions of urban poor living in slums.
Perspectives on Global Development 2012 Social Cohesion in a Shifting World
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2011-11-18
Category :
ISBN : 9264113150
Book Description
This report analyses the impact of “Shifting wealth” on social cohesion, largely focusing on high-growth converging countries.
Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies
Author : Fletcher D. Cox
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 39,55 MB
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 331950715X
Book Description
This book explores a critical question: in the wake of identity-based violence, what can internal and international peacebuilders do to help “deeply divided societies” rediscover a sense of living together? In 2016, ethnic, religious, and sectarian violence in Syria and Iraq, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, and Burundi grab headlines and present worrying scenarios of mass atrocities. The principal concern which this volume addresses is “social cohesion” - relations within society and across deep divisions, and the relationship of individuals and groups with the state. For global peacebuilding networks, the social cohesion concept is a leitmotif for assessment of social dynamics and a strategic goal of interventions to promote resilience following violent conflict. In this volume, case studies by leading international scholars paired with local researchers yield in-depth analyses of social cohesion and related peacebuilding efforts in seven countries: Guatemala, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
Inclusion Matters
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1464800111
Book Description
Social inclusion is on the agenda of governments, policymakers, and nonstate actors around the world. Underpinning this concern is the realization that despite progress on poverty reduction, some people continue to feel left out. This report aims to unpack the concept of social inclusion and understand better how policies can be designed to further inclusion. First, the report offers a definition of social inclusion as the "process of improving the terms for individuals and groups to take part in society." It unpacks different domains of society that excluded groups and individuals are at particular risk of being left out of -- markets, services, and spaces. Second, the report discusses the most important global mega-trends such as migration, climate chnage, and aging of societies, which will impact challenges and opportunities for inclusion. Finally, it argues that despite these challenges, change towards inclusion is possible and offers examples of inclusionary policies.
Social Cohesion in Greater China
Author : Ka-Ho Mok
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9814291935
Book Description
Introduction : the quest for a balanced economic growth and social development - ideas and practices promoting social cohesion in greater China / Ka Ho Mok, Ka Kuen Leung and Yeun Wen Ku -- pt. I. Concepts of social cohesion and policy response. ch. 1. Social cohesive efforts to meet youth development needs in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong / Sandra K. M. Tsang and Yiu Kong Chu. ch. 2. In search of harmonious society in China : a social policy response / Kinglun Ngok and Yapeng Zhu. ch. 3. Social cohesion in a divided society : lessons from Taiwan's welfare politics / Yeun Wen Ku. ch. 4. One country, two cities : a comparison of perceived cohesion in Guangzhou and Hong Kong / Simon T. M. Chan, Sammy W. S. Chiu and Marcus Y. L. Chiu -- pt. II. Social change and urban governance. ch. 5. Governing a global city in the context of political transition / Tai Lok Lui. ch. 6. Embracing the market : examining the consequences for education, housing, and health in Chinese cities / Ka Ho Mok ... [et al.]. ch. 7. Urban governance from below : a case study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan / Shiuh Shen Chien and Yeilong Wu -- pt. III. Economic well-being, urban poverty and pension reforms. ch. 8. Elderly poverty and old-age pension reform in Hong Kong : issues and prospects / Ernest Chiu and Lisanne Ko. ch. 9. Is welfare restructuring and economic development in post-1997 Hong Kong in search of a cohesive society? / Maggie Lau and Ka Ho Mok. ch. 10. Economic development and household economic well-being in urban China / Xiulan Zhang, Terry Lum and Yuebin Xu. ch. 11. The fragmentation of the old-age security system : the politics of pension reform in Taiwan / Shih Jiunn Shi.
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
Author : Alex C. Michalos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 7347 pages
File Size : 40,17 MB
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400707528
Book Description
The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.
