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Race, Ethnicity and the Quality of Life in America, 1972-2008
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Coverdill, James E.; Lopez, Carlos A.; Petrie, Michelle A. – Social Forces, 2011
We extend research on black-white gaps in the subjective quality of life by exploring recent General Social Survey data, focusing attention on Latinos, and probing the value of partial proportional odds models for ordinal quality-of-life measures. Results indicate a declining but discernable black-white gap for four measures--marital happiness,…
Descriptors: Health, Quality of Life, Marriage Counseling, Psychological Patterns
Sex, Arts and Verbal Abilities: Three Further Indicators of How American Life Is Not Improving
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Robinson, John P. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Despite clear evidence that Americans' economic standard of living has improved over the last half-century in terms of income, ownership of technology and housing among other indicators, there is scant evidence from non-economic quality-of-life (QOL) indicators of improved life quality to parallel these economic gains. The present article adds to…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Art Activities, Living Standards, Citizen Participation
The Continuing Significance of Race: A Study of Race, Class, and Quality of Life in America, 1972-1985.
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Thomas, Melvin E.; Hughes, Michael – American Sociological Review, 1986
Blacks scored consistently lower than whites on measures of psychological well-being and quality of life, and the differences remained constant for the period 1972 to 1985. Therefore race remains a significant determinant of psychological well-being and quality of life. Interpretations of these findings are offered. (Author/PS)
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Blacks, Economic Opportunities, Individual Power
Comparison of Perception of Well-Being among Metro and Non-Metro Population in the United States.
Mookherjee, Harsha N. – 1990
This paper reports a comparative investigation identifying salient sociological variables associated with the perception of well-being by the U.S. metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations. Subjective well-being in general and life satisfaction in particular were examined. Data used in this study were derived from the 1978 and 1988 General…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Life Satisfaction, Marital Status
Rural-Urban Differences in Support for Environmental Protection.
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Lowe, George D.; Pinhey, Thomas K. – Rural Sociology, 1982
Rural people consistently support environmental protection less than urban people. Four hypotheses tested reasons for this using 1973-1978 General Social Survey data. Socialization in metropolitan areas which leads to favorable consideration of social solutions to environmental problems received the most support, but nothing explained much of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Size, Environmental Standards, Longitudinal Studies
Men's and Women's Quality of Work in the New Canadian Economy. Work Network Research Paper.
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Hughes, Karen; Lowe, Graham S.; Schellenberg, Grant – 2003
Men's and women's quality of work in the new Canadian economy was examined. The two data sources used were the 2000 Changing Employment Relationships Survey (CERS), which consisted of telephone interviews of 2,500 currently employed Canadian residents aged 18 or older, and the 2000 General Social Survey (GSS), which examined access to and use of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, College Graduates, Collegiality, Comparative Analysis