New Dimensions In Community Well-being (community Quality-of-life And Well-being)

This volume addresses new innovations in quality of life and well-being from the perspectives of the individual, society and community. It aggregates the perspectives, research questions, methods and results that consider how quality of life is influenced in our modern society. Chapters in this volume present theoretical and practical examples on different aspects of quality of life and community well-being representing American, European, Native American and African perspectives. This volume is of interest to scholars in sociology, psychology, economy, philosophy, health research as well as practitioners across the social sciences. Contents 6 Contributors 8 1 Introduction 10 Abstract 10 1.1 Introduction from the Editors 10 1.2 Community Well-Being: General Considerations for Our Work 11 1.3 Community Well-Being: Across the Globe 11 1.4 Place Based Satisfaction and Happiness 12 Reference 13 Community Well-Being: General Considerations 14 2 Rethinking Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness: The Quest to Better Understand Indicators of Community Enrichment and Well-Being 15 Abstract 15 2.1 The Community Well-Being Questions 16 2.2 Three Building-Blocks: Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness 17 2.2.1 Defining Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness 17 2.2.2 Diversity Defined as a Resource 18 2.2.3 Inclusion Defined as a Process 21 2.2.4 Inclusiveness Defined as an Outcome 24 2.3 Rethinking Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness: A Framework and Implications 26 2.3.1 Policy’s Diversity Inclination 26 2.3.2 Development’s Inclusion Inclination 27 2.3.3 Enrichment’s Inclusiveness Inclination 28 2.4 Conclusion 29 References 30 3 Community Well-Being or Quality of Place? A Few Notes and Their Application in Czech Republic 36 Abstract 36 3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Theoretical Background 37 3.2.1 Community 39 3.2.2 Quality of Life 40 3.2.3 Well-Being 43 3.2.4 Community Well-Being 45 3.2.5 Quality of Community Life 48 3.3 Data 50 3.4 Results 52 3.5 Discussion 60 3.6 Summary 61 3.7 Conclusion 62 Acknowledgements 63 References 64 4 Nurturing the Nurturing Mother: A Method to Assess the Interdependence of Human and Planetary Health Through Community Well-Being 67 Abstract 67 4.1 Introduction 68 4.1.1 Sustainability Transformations 68 4.1.2 Situating the Conversation of Community Well-Being 69 4.1.3 Conceptual Representation: An Example 70 4.1.4 Shortcomings of Current Indicators 70 4.2 Ongoing Challenges 71 4.2.1 Current Health Indicators Are Physical 71 4.2.2 Challenges to Understanding Planetary Health 72 4.2.3 Need for Transdisciplinary Learning 72 4.3 Multi-dimensional Community Well-Being 73 4.3.1 Space and Place 74 4.3.2 Being and Accessing 75 4.3.3 Visioning and Connecting 76 4.4 Operationalizing Interdependence 77 4.4.1 Sense of Responsibility 79 4.4.2 Internal Balance 79 4.4.3 Sense of Interconnectedness 80 4.5 Transcending the Current Paradigm 81 4.5.1 Conclusion and Further Research 83 References 83 Comparisons in Community Well-Being: Australia, Mexico and South Africa 89 5 Subjective National Wellbeing and Xenophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results and Lessons from South Africa 90 Abstract 90 5.1 Introduction 91 5.2 Literature Review 93 5.3 Subjective Wellbeing in South Africa 93 5.4 The Context: South Africa and Immigration 95 5.5 Blaming Outsiders in South Africa 96 5.6 Data and Methods 98 5.7 The Cantril Ladder as a Measure 98 5.8 Measuring Subjective National Wellbeing 99 5.9 Attitudes Towards International Migrants 100 5.10 Results 102 5.11 Bivariate Analysis by Cantril Subgroup 102 5.12 Multivariate Analysis by Cantril Subgroup 106 5.13 Constructing Independent Variables for the Model 106 5.14 Multivariate Findings 108 5.15 Discussion 112 5.16 Recommendations and Conclusions 115 Acknowledgements 116 References 116 6 A Closing Window of Opportunity—When Does Multidimensional Poverty Become Chronic? A Longitudinal Study of Australians 119 Abstract 119 6.1 HILDA Dataset Sampling and Weighting 120 6.2 Poverty, Income, Health and Education Variables 121 6.2.1 Defining Chronic Poverty 123 6.3 Characteristics of Those in Chronic Poverty 125 6.4 Conclusions 129 Acknowledgements 129 References 129 7 What Is More Important to Residents: A City’s Attractiveness or Citizens’ Residential Satisfaction? An Analysis of the Explanatory Attributes in Shrinking Cities of Portugal 133 Abstract 133 7.1 Introduction 134 7.2 Literature Review 135 7.2.1 Predictors of Residential Satisfaction 135 7.2.2 The Phenomenon of Shrinking Cities 136 7.3 Case Study: The Shrinking Cities of Portugal 138 7.4 Method 139 7.5 Results and Discussion 140 7.5.1 Assessment of Residential Satisfaction 140 7.5.2 The Influence of Individuals’ Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Civic Engagement Characteristics on the Assessment of Residential Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction 143 7.5.3 Attributes of the Cities Influencing the Assessment of Residential Satisfaction/ Dissatisfaction 146 7.5.4 The Importance of a City’s Attributes to Perceptions of Its Attractiveness 149 7.6 Conclusion 151 References 153 Place Based Satisfaction and Happiness 156 8 Happiness Insights into Migration Policy and Choice Behavior of Immigrants 157 Abstract 157 8.1 The Current Focus of Immigrants and Policy Makers 159 8.1.1 Current Orientations in Migration Decisions 160 8.1.2 Current Orientations in the Host County 160 8.1.3 Current Orientations in Admission Policy 161 8.1.4 Current Orientations in Integration Policy 162 8.1.5 Are These Orientations Adequate? 163 8.2 How Can the Consideration of Happiness Benefit Decisions in the Migration Context? 164 8.2.1 Why Do Discrepancies Exist Between Subjective and Objective Well-Being Outcomes? 166 8.2.2 Happiness as a Means to an End 168 8.2.3 The Causal Mechanism: From Happy Immigrants to a Happy Society 170 8.3 How Can Happiness Insights Explain the Disappointing Outcomes of Migration? 171 8.3.1 Suboptimal Outcomes of Potential Immigrants 171 8.3.2 Suboptimal Orientations in the Host Country 173 8.3.3 Suboptimal Admission Policies 173 8.3.4 Suboptimal Integration Policies 174 8.4 Conclusion 175 References 176 9 Chapter House: A Vision for a Sustainable Future 181 Abstract 181 9.1 Project Summary 182 9.2 Project Background 183 9.3 Navajo History and Culture 184 9.3.1 Pre-colonial History 184 9.3.2 Colonial History 185 9.3.3 Modern History 185 9.3.4 Governance History and Structure 187 9.3.5 Spiritual and Cultural Foundations 188 9.3.6 Barriers to Happiness on the Navajo Reservation 189 9.3.7 Sustainable Heritage and Practices 191 9.4 Technical Ecological Knowledge 192 9.4.1 TEK in Indigenous Communities 192 9.4.2 Happiness and Technical Ecological Knowledge 193 9.4.3 Culture 194 9.4.4 Spirituality 195 9.4.5 Ecosystem 196 9.4.6 Time 198 9.4.7 Land 199 9.4.8 Design 199 9.4.9 Social Justice and Equity 200 9.4.10 Economics 201 9.5 Tonalea Chapter House—Visioning 202 9.5.1 Chapter House Visioning Statements 202 9.5.1.1 Culture 202 9.5.1.2 Spirituality 203 9.5.1.3 Ecosystem 204 9.5.1.4 Time Scale 204 9.5.1.5 Land 204 9.5.1.6 Design 205 9.5.1.7 Social Justice and Equity 205 9.5.1.8 Economics 206 9.5.2 Chapter House Recommendations 206 9.5.2.1 Culture 206 9.5.2.2 Spirituality 207 9.5.2.3 Ecosystem 207 9.5.2.4 Time Scale 207 9.5.2.5 Land 208 9.5.2.6 Design 208 9.5.2.7 Social Justice and Equity 209 9.5.2.8 Economics 210 9.6 Research and Visioning Next Steps 210 9.7 Project Conclusions 212 References 213 Work Place Satisfaction, Happiness and Well-Being 217 10 Socioconomers: New Organizational Actors in Hybrid Corporations 218 Abstract 218 10.1 Introduction 219 10.2 A Need for a New Paradigm, New Organizations, and New Actors 220 10.2.1 Socioconomers 220 10.2.2 Who Is the Socioconomer? 221 10.3 A Need for a New Paradigm, New Organizations and New Actors 222 10.3.1 The Purpose Economy 222 10.4 The Emergence of Socially Responsible Firms and Social Entrepreneurship 225 10.5 New Organizational Models: Hybrid Corporations 225 10.5.1 The Benefit Corporation (“B Corp”) 226 10.5.2 The Low Profit Limited Liability Company 226 10.5.3 Why Would For-Profit Companies Be Interested in Social Good? Can For-Profit Firms Have Both Expressive and Instrumental Values? 226 10.5.4 Private Actors Engaging in Social Change 227 10.5.5 First, What Is Entrepreneurship, in Brief? 228 10.5.6 Who Is the Social Entrepreneur? 228 10.6 Conclusion 230 11 The Intersection of Positive Organizational Scholarship and Organizational Change 232 Abstract 232 11.1 Introduction 232 11.2 Analyzing Change Through Levels of Analysis 234 11.2.1 Individuals 235 11.2.2 Groups 236 11.2.3 Organizations 238 11.3 Positive Organizational Studies 240 11.3.1 Positive Deviance 243 11.3.2 Appreciative Inquiry 244 11.3.3 Coaching 246 11.3.4 Resilience 247 11.4 The Crossroads of Change, POS, and Organizations 249 11.5 Conclusion 251 References 252 12 Conclusion from the Editors 256 Abstract 256 References 261 Index 262 Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Rethinking Diversity, Inclusion, and Inclusiveness: The Quest to Better Understand Indicators of Community Enrichment and Well-Being....Pages 7-27 Community Well-Being or Quality of Place? A Few Notes and Their Application in Czech Republic....Pages 29-59 Nurturing the Nurturing Mother: A Method to Assess the Interdependence of Human and Planetary Health Through Community Well-Being....Pages 61-82 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Subjective National Wellbeing and Xenophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results and Lessons from South Africa....Pages 85-113 A Closing Window of Opportunity—When Does Multidimensional Poverty Become Chronic? A Longitudinal Study of Australians....Pages 115-128 What Is More Important to Residents: A City’s Attractiveness or Citizens’ Residential Satisfaction? An Analysis of the Explanatory Attributes in Shrinking Cities of Portugal....Pages 129-151 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Happiness Insights into Migration Policy and Choice Behavior of Immigrants....Pages 155-178 Chapter House: A Vision for a Sustainable Future....Pages 179-214 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Socioconomers: New Organizational Actors in Hybrid Corporations....Pages 217-230 The Intersection of Positive Organizational Scholarship and Organizational Change....Pages 231-254 Conclusion from the Editors....Pages 255-260 Back Matter....Pages 261-263