Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries

Graciela Tonon is the Director of the Master Program of Social Sciences at Universidad de Palermo, Argentina. She is a full-time professor at graduate and undergraduate levels, and a research professor in the School of Social Sciences at the National University of Lomas de Zamora, and at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Palermo. Vice-president of external affairs at International Society for Quality of Life Studies. She is Secretary of the Human Development and Capability Association. She is the  Series Editor of the International Handbooks of Quality of Life, Springer. Director and reviewer of research papers and doctoral theses at various universities in several countries throughout Latin America. She has written books, book chapters, and scientific articles in Spanish and English on areas of interest, including: quality of life, research methodology, youth, and social work.

“The material this book offers is a stepping stone for Latin societies to implement ideas that help improve their quality of life. The construction and organisation of the book provides the reader with a clear account of the main challenges modern societies are facing. … The book fits all kind of audiences. Due to its varied content and colloquial vocabulary, the book is a good asset for both academic and personal purposes.” (Lucia Macchia, Applied Research Quality Life, Vol. 13. 2018)

• Part I. Communities, Development and Culture.- Chapter 1. Re-thinking Community Quality of Life in Latin  American Countries; Graciela Tonon.- Chapter 2. Quality of Life of the Guarani Community in South America; Lía Rodriguez de la Vega and Héctor Rodriguez.- Chapter 3. Exploring the Concept and Practices of Felicitas Publica at Lisbon University: A Community and Relational Approach to Well-Being; Luis Miguel Neto and Helena Agueda Marujo.- Chapter 4. The Role of Sports in the Construction of Community Well-Being; Denise Benatuil  and Walter Toscano.- Chapter 5. Quality of Life and Regular Territorial Mobility: A Study of Rural-urban Communities in Argentina; Claudia A. Mikkelsen and Sofía E Ares.- Chapter 6. Homogeneous Neighborhoods and Quality of Life; Mariano Rojas.- Chapter 7. The Creation of New Spaces for Social Development: The Community Program for Neighborhood Improvement in Mexico City; Karla Valverde Viesca.- Chapter 8. Water and Community Well-Being: Formalization vs Disappearance of Independent Committees?; Cecilia Cadena-Inostroza.- Chapter 9. Quality of Life and Health in Displaced Communities Affected by the Armed Conflict in Colombia; Jorge Palacio, Isidro Maya-Jariego, Amalio Blanco and José Amar.- Part II. Community Quality of Life of Different Groups: Children, Young People, Older Adults and Migrants.- Chapter 10. Digital Media, Identity and Quality of Life of a Local Ecuadorian Community in Andalusia; Cristiano Codagnone and Isidro Maya-Jariego.- Chapter 11. Life Satisfaction, Socio-Community Dimensions and Vulnerability in Chilean Adolescents; Jaime Alfaro, Fernando Reyes, Javier Guzmán, Jorge Varela, David Sirlopú, Denise Oyarzún and María Victoria Benavente.- Chapter 12. Children and Young People’s Perceptions of their Well-Being and Risk Conditions in their Communities: Participatory Mapping Cases in Peruand Portugal; Javier Martinez, Michael McCall, Isabel Preto and Rommy Torres Molina.- Chapter 13. Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain; Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez , Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Pérez, Pablo Martínez-Martína and Maria Joao Forjaz.- Chapter 14. Social and Community Environments and Quality of Later Life in Spain and Mexico in a Comparative Perspective; Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Sagrario Garay-Villegas, Fermina Rojo-Perez, Veronica Montes de Oca and Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas.