Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality of Life

by Keith, Kenneth D.; Schalock, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780940898707
• ISBN10: 0940898705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Amer Assn on Intellectual & Devel

Table of Contents

List of Tables	xii
List of Figures	xiii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xix
Foreword	xxi
David Matsumoto
PART 1-The Microsystem: Quality of Life From the Individual's Perspective	1	(54)
Person-Centered Quality of Life: Contributions From Canada to an International Understanding	5	(18)
Rebecca Renwick
Ivan Brown
Dennis Raphael
My Quality of Life as I See It	23	(6)
Robert Groulx
Robert Dore
Louise Dore
Quality of Life: A Personal Perspective From Finland	29	(4)
Sami Helle
The Universal Power of Speaking for Oneself	33	(4)
Nancy Ward
The Quality-of-Life Paradigm in the Flemish-Speaking Part of Belgium: People With Mental Retardation Finally Stand Up for Themselves	37	(8)
Geert Van Hove
Patrick Schelfhout
AHVA: A Self-Help Organization for the Improvement of Quality of Life of People With Disabilities	45	(10)
Tibi Goldman
PART 2-The Mesosystem: Quality of Life From the Community and Organizational Perspective	55	(92)
Perspectives on Quality of Life: The Brazilian Experience	59	(14)
Silvana Maria Russo Watson
Ana Maria Barreira
Timothy C. Watson
Work Life and Opinions of People With Mental Retardation in Japan	73	(10)
Akio Tachi
Quality of Life of People With Mental Retardation Living in Two Environments in Poland	83	(10)
Wojciech Otrebski
The Multifocal Approach and Quality-of-Life Content in the Treatment of People With Dual Diagnosis	93	(12)
Nehama T. Baum
Quality of Life of Aging Institutionalized People With Mental Retardation in Japan	105	(8)
Akiie Henry Ninomiya
Quality of Life of People With Mental Retardation in Spain: One Organization's Experience	113	(12)
Javier Elorriaga
Loreto Garcia
Jorge Martinez
Elvira Unamunzaga
People With Mental Retardation of Curacao: Developing Toward Better Times	125	(10)
Jennifer Denise James
Quality of Life and Organizational Change Leadership	135	(12)
John Lobley
PART 3-The Macrosystem: Quality of Life From a Larger, Cultural Perspective	147	(216)
The Social Construction of Quality of Life: The Interpersonal Production of Well-Being Revisited	155	(18)
Mark Rapley
Engagement in Activity as an Indicator of Quality of Life in British Research	173	(18)
David Felce
Lakota Quality of Life: Mitakuye Oyasin	191	(14)
Lilah Morton Pengra
Quality of Life of Individuals With Disabilities in Taiwan	205	(14)
Hung-Chih Lin
People With Disabilities in Russia: Progress and Prospects	219	(12)
Judy Smith-Davis
Improving Quality of Life In India: Challenges and Emerging Concerns	231	(10)
Sushil Kumar Goel
Themes Affecting Social Inclusion of Individuals With Disabilities in Brazil	241	(14)
Silvana Maria Russo Watson
Cultural Contributions to Quality of Life in France	255	(8)
Marie Jose Schmitt
Quality of Life for People With Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in Spain: The Present Zeitgeist	263	(18)
Miguel A. Verdugo
Improving the Quality of Life of People With Disabilities in Least Affluent Countries: Insights From Guyana	281	(10)
Roy McConkey
Brian O'Toole
The Right to Be Treated as a Human Being: A Finnish Perspective on Quality of Life	291	(10)
Leena M. Matikka
The Rights and Social Inclusion of People With Mental Retardation in Argentina	301	(10)
Diego Gonzalez Castanon
Monica Gonzalez Bujan
Quality of Life of People With Developmental Disabilities in Italy: A Note on Legal Foundations	311	(4)
Giorgio Albertini
Quality of Life and Social Inclusion	315	(12)
Patricia Noonan Walsh
The Concept of Quality of Life in the United States: Current Research and Application	327	(20)
Robert L. Schalock
Kenneth D. Keith
Quality of Life: Challenges and Confrontation	347	(16)
Roy I. Brown
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality of Life: Trends and Themes	363
Kenneth D. Keith
Robert L. Schalock