Gender, Lifespan and Quality of Life

1. Gender, Lifespan, Cultural Context and QOL
Elizabeth Eckermann

2. Personal Well-being and Interpersonal Communication of 12–16 Year-Old Girls and Their Own Mothers: Gender and Intergenerational Issues
Mònica González, Cristina Figuer, Sara Malo, Ferran Casas

3. Gender Dimensions of Life Quality for Adults in Australia
Robert A. Cummins

4. Chasing the ‘Good Life’: Gender Differences in Work Aspirations of American Men and Women
Anke C. Plagnol

5. Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Algeria
Habib Tiliouine

6. Mothers and Quality of Life in 26 EU Countries
Piotr Michoń

7. Gender and Age Differences in Subjective Well-being: Romania 1990–2005
Sergiu Bălţătescu

8. Quality of Life for Pregnant and Recent Parity Women in Lao PDR
Elizabeth Eckermann, Anna Scopaz, Matthew Clarke

9. Gender Dimensions of Subjective Well-being in Russia
Ekaterina Uglanova

10. Re-marry Fast, Die Young
Piotr Michoń

11. Gender Considerations on Income and Health in Latin America
Karen Watkins Fassler

12. Subjective Well-being Across Gender and Age in Japan: An Econometric Analysis
Tim Tiefenbach, Florian Kohlbacher

13. Gender Role Attitudes, Family Formation and Well-being in Ireland
Margret Fine-Davis

14. Gender and Quality of Life in Singapore
Siok Kuan Tambyah, Soo Jiuan Tan

15. Age and Gender Differences in Well-being in Croatia
Ljiljana Kaliterna, Josip Burusic

16. Conclusions and Policy Implications
Elizabeth Eckermann

Keywords: Social Sciences, Quality of Life Research, Quality of Life Research, Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies