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Lindsay, Anne C.; Hubley, Anita M. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Given the perennial interest in the construct of age identity yet its persistent resistance to explanation, the purpose of this study was to re-examine the conceptual structure of age identity by using a focus group design modified to reflect contemporary social science theory. The second purpose of the study was to examine how this modified…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Age, Social Sciences, Research Methodology
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Anand, Paul; Hunter, Graham; Smith, Ron – Social Indicators Research, 2005
One of the most significant theoretical contributions to welfare analysis across a range of disciplines has been the development of the capabilities framework by Sen and others. Motivated by the claim that freedom should play a key role in social evaluation, the capabilities framework suggests that we consider what it is that people are free to…
Descriptors: Well Being, Program Validation, Psychometrics, Inferences