 According to Weisser, a Life situation was based not simply on socio-economic variables such as income, education, size of residence etc.The important things for him were the quality of the opportunities, individually or at a group level, that could lead to well-being.In this context he thought explicitly of the weak and those most at risk in society and the socially disadvantaged, who should not be dependent on handouts or state welfare, but for whom greatly enhanced legal and participation rights should be made available.