Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021 Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing
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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021 Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing
ISSN 1728-4414
Print Edition ISSN 1728-5305 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8707-3 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8784-4 Online Edition Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021
2020, ONLINE FIRST
Sonja Spitzer,
Vanessa Di Lego,
Angela Greulich,
Raya Muttarak
S. 1 - 11 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2021.int01
Abstract: This introduction to the 2021 special issue of the Vienna Yearbook of PopulationResearch explores demographic perspectives on human wellbeing across time andspace. While the idea of relating demographic parameters to wellbeing has beenaround for a while, a more concrete research agenda on this topic has only recentlygained momentum. Reviewing the research presented in this volume, we show howexisting theoretical concepts and methodological tools in demography can be usedto make substantial advances in the study of wellbeing. We also touch upon themany challenges researchers face in defining and measuring wellbeing, with themost important debate being about whether the focus should be on objective orsubjective measures. The studies discussed here define wellbeing as health andmortality; as income, education or other resources; as happiness or life satisfaction;or as a combination thereof. They cover wellbeing in historical and contemporarypopulations in high- and low-income countries, and also point out important barriersto research on wellbeing, including the lack of good quality data in many regions.Finally, we highlight the value of considering population heterogeneities when studying wellbeing in order to identify population subgroups who are likely to fallbehind, which can have important policy implications. Keywords: wellbeing; demography; subjective and objective measures; population heterogeneities Published Online: 2021/09/30 14:07:32 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003cd7f2 Rights: .
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