TY - BOOK ID - 11354864 TI - Social Cohesion in the Western World : What Holds Societies Together: Insights from the Social Cohesion Radar AU - Dragolov, Georgi. AU - Ignácz, Zsófia S. AU - Lorenz, Jan. AU - Delhey, Jan. AU - Boehnke, Klaus. AU - Unzicker, Kai. PY - 2016 SN - 3319324632 3319324640 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Social sciences. KW - Comparative politics. KW - Medical research. KW - Social policy. KW - Social structure. KW - Social inequality. KW - Quality of life. KW - Human geography. KW - Industrial psychology. KW - Social Sciences. KW - Human Geography. KW - Comparative Politics. KW - Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology. KW - Social Policy. KW - Social Structure, Social Inequality. KW - Quality of Life Research. KW - Social participation KW - Participation, Social KW - Business psychology KW - Industrial psychology KW - Psychotechnics KW - Industrial engineering KW - Personnel management KW - Psychology, Applied KW - Industrial psychologists KW - Anthropo-geography KW - Anthropogeography KW - Geographical distribution of humans KW - Social geography KW - Anthropology KW - Geography KW - Human ecology KW - Life, Quality of KW - Economic history KW - Life KW - Social history KW - Basic needs KW - Human comfort KW - Social accounting KW - Work-life balance KW - Egalitarianism KW - Inequality KW - Social equality KW - Social inequality KW - Political science KW - Sociology KW - Democracy KW - Liberty KW - Organization, Social KW - Social organization KW - Social institutions KW - National planning KW - State planning KW - Economic policy KW - Family policy KW - Biomedical research KW - Medical research KW - Comparative political systems KW - Comparative politics KW - Government, Comparative KW - Political systems, Comparative KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Community life KW - Social groups KW - Applied psychology. KW - Quality of Life KW - Industrial and Organizational Psychology. KW - Applied psychology KW - Psychagogy KW - Psychology, Practical KW - Social psychotechnics KW - Psychology KW - Research. KW - Equality. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11354864 AB - Many people in the Western world are concerned that the social fabric of societies is fraying. This book constitutes the first-of-its-kind systematic account of social cohesion, from theory through methodology to empirical evidence. Readers are introduced to the academically developed Social Cohesion Radar of Bertelsmann Stiftung, a globally active non-governmental organization. The Social Cohesion Radar defines and measures cohesion as characterized by three core aspects: resilient social relations, positive emotional connectedness between people and the community, and a pronounced focus on the common good. Using high-quality academic and institutional data sources, the Social Cohesion Radar provides insights into the level and development of social cohesion over a period of almost 25 years internationally, among 34 European Union and OECD members, and regionally, among the 16 federal states of Germany. It further provides insights into what influences cohesion, and what cohesion is good for. One of the key findings is that social cohesion promotes a happier life for everyone. ER -