Calitatea vietii gazduieste articole empirice, teoretice, metodologice - in domeniile calitatii vietii si politicilor sociale, precum si in arii de cercetare conexe. Subiectele tratate includ: standardul de viata, modelele de consum, ocuparea, sanatatea, locuirea, mediul politic, mediul inconjurator, educatia, serviciile sociale, familia si relatiile interpersonale, timpul liber, stilurile de viata, bunastarea subiectiva. O parte importanta a materialelor publicate este destinata analizei si evaluarii politicilor sociale si are în vedere identificarea sferelor ce necesita interventie sociala, facand propuneri si recomandari in acest sens.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro