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The Importance of Teaching Quality of Life Theory and Methodology in Social Sciences Programs

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We define quality of life as a multi-dimensional concept which involves a number of domains which people experience in diverse forms according to the importance attributed to them in their lives, considering their expectations, their values, and their experiences. Teaching theory, methodology and practice in quality of life implies the possibility of integrating the objective and subjective dimensions, considering that subjectivity is constructed on the basis of the daily interaction of the persons as well as their interaction with their environment. In this respect, the act of teaching is also a political act, which leads us to consider that the role of politics should not only be restricted to the solution of material problems, but also to develop an awareness of people’s life daily experiences. In the Social Sciences’ field it is vital to study how to think and integrate knowledge and imagine new forms of analysis, to excel the traditional paradigm based in memorize information and concepts hence the proposal of quality of life shows us the way towards integration. The objectives of this chapter are to present the proposition of quality of life (theoretical/methodological) as a possibility to construct a new outlook on the social field studies and to present a course that includes the vision of quality of life in a Master Program in Social Science.