Beschreibung
Autorenporträt
Eduardo Bericat is Full Professor of Sociology at the University of Seville, and Director of the research group Studies on the Quality of European Societies. His current academic interests are mainly two. On the one hand, the analysis of the social quality and quality of life of European societies through the design, compilation, analysis, and interpretation of composite indicators. On the other hand, the sociology of emotions, particularly the social stratification of emotional well-being, that is, the study of the social distribution of happiness and unhappiness. Others interests are visual sociology, social values, and culture.María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo is associate professor of Sociology at the University of Seville (Spain) and member of the research group Studies on the Quality of European Societies (University of Seville). Her main lines of research include the sociology of gender and social inequalities, specifically in relation to health, education, and work;and the analysis of socio-labour and educational policies and their effects on the processes of discrimination, attention to diversity and social inclusion.
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Springer Verlag GmbH
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E-Mail: juergen.hartmann@springer.com
