A Qualitative Study Exploring Matters of Ill-being and Well-being in Norwegian Activation Policy.

Autor/in	Ohls, Carolina
Titel	A Qualitative Study Exploring Matters of Ill-being and Well-being in Norwegian Activation Policy. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Eine qualitative Untersuchung der Bedeutung von Nichtwohlbefinden und Wohlbefinden in der norwegischen Aktivierungspolitik.
Quelle	In: Social policy and society, 16 (2017) 4, S. 593-606 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-7464; 1475-3073
DOI	10.1017/S1474746416000397
Schlagwörter	Soziale Situation; Zufriedenheit; Krankheit; Aktivierung; Gesundheitszustand; Armut; Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Qualifizierungsmaßnahme; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Norwegen
Abstract	"This article is based on a qualitative study exploring reasons for ill-being and well-being among twenty participants in a Norwegian activation programme. The Qualification Programme aims to enhance participants' overall life situations and employability by offering work training to long-term social assistance recipients, among other things. As an analytic framework for discussing ill-being and well-being, this article employs Amartya Sen's capability approach, which assesses the individual's ability to live a good life, and Martha Nussbaum's conceptualisation of that approach. The findings indicate that hardship was demonstrated in the respondents' lives: participants could not cope financially and suffered from mental and physical health problems, while shame worsened their circumstances. However, participants also showed signs of enhanced well-being as they experienced increased individual agency. The study indicated a disparity between the intended and the actual direction of change in the lives of programme participants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/1