Modernization, cultural change, and democracy : the human development sequence /

"This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic, and religious behavior. These changes are roughly predictable: to a large extent, they can be explained by the revised version of modernization theory present...

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Autor principal: Inglehart, Ronald
Otros Autores: Welzel, Christian, 1964-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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  • Foreword / Hans-Dieter Klingemann – Introduction
  • Part I. The forces shaping value change: A revised theory of modernization
  • Value change and the persistence of cultural traditions
  • Exploring the unknown : predicting mass responses
  • Intergenerational value change
  • Value changes over time
  • Individualism, self-expression, and civic virtues
  • Part II. Consequences of value change: The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : theoretical discussion
  • The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : empirical analyses
  • Social forces, collective action, and international events
  • Individual level values and system level democracy : the problem of cross-level analysis
  • Elements of a pro-democratic civic culture
  • Gender equality, emancipative values, and democracy
  • The implications of human development
  • Conclusion: An emancipative theory of democracy.