Quality of Life and Wellbeing in South Africa
Vasu Reddy, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Zitha Mokomane, and Crain Soudien, editors | | ISBN: 978-0-7969-2663-0 $45.00 |
Forthcoming May 2024/376 pages
State of the Nation
Distributed for HSRC Press |
DESCRIPTION
In this latest entry in HSRC’s State of the Nation series, the authors focus on fresh perspectives on notions of the quality of life and wellbeing in South Africa. Their work reflects two fundamental arguments: that economic factors alone do not determine quality of life, and that typical concepts of income inequality do not adequately encompass such variables as race, gender, and culture. Not least, they also argue that how people make lives and contribute to the lives of others must be considered alongside more traditional variables to paint an accurate picture of quality of life and wellbeing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vasu Reddy is vice chancellor for research and internationalization at the University of the Free State. Narnia Bohler-Muller is divisional executive of the Developmental, Capable, and Ethical State research program at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Zitha Mokomane is professor of sociology at the University of Pretoria. Crain Soudien, professor emeritus of education and African Studies at the University of Cape Town, is chief executive officer of HSRC.
CONTENTS
- Introduction—the Editors.
- QUALITY OF LIFE, POLITICS, AND THE STATE.
- Quality of Life and Wellbeing: A Good Life?—the Editors.
- Just Breathing? The Rights to Environmental and Human Health and Wellbeing—N. Bohler-Muller et al.
- Mind the (Happiness) Gap? Wellbeing and Happiness Inequality in South Africa—J. Kotze.
- Needs, Freedom, and Improving Quality of Life in South Africa—L. Hamilton.
- Wellbeing Equity: Expanding the Notion of Quality of Life—I. Eloff.
- ECONOMICS.
- Why Behavioral Insights Matter for the Good Life—J. Burns.
- Ageing, Remittances, and Improvements to the Quality of Life—M. Makiwane and M. Faku.
- Challenges to an Open Economy to Enable Improvements to the Quality of Life—C. Chisadza et al.
- SOCIETY, CULTURE, IDENTITY,AND PUBLIC GOOD.
- Quality of Life and Mental Health: A Situated African Psychological Perspective—K. Ratele et al.
- Covid-19 Vaccines: Key to Improving the Quality of Life and Wellbeing of All South Africans—S. Karim et al.
- A Resilient Nation? Quality of Life and Political Support in South Africa—B. Roberts et al.
- Promoting Mental Health Amongst External Migrants in South Africa: An Evaluation of the Drivers of Depression in Ten Urban Communities—S. Gordon.
- The Temporal-Spatial Dimensions of Wellbeing—K. van Marle.
- Radical Solidarity in a Quiet Crisis: Mapping Strategies for the Quality of Life in the Arts—N. Makhubu.
- Human Security, Gender, and Wellbeing in South Africa—S. Africa.
- SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD.
- Wellbeing, Peace, and the State in Africa: South Africa in Comparative Perspective—F. Olonisakin et al.
