Changing values, persisting cultures : case studies in value change /

In 1981, the European and World Values surveys started the empirical investigation of cultural values on a global scale. This volume builds upon the findings of these surveys and analyzes value change in a number of key countries around the globe. The authors track value change and stability in thei...

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Other Authors: Esmer, Yilmaz R., Pettersson, Thorleif, 1940-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill. c2008.

Series: European Values Studies 12.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223080.

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Call Number: HM681 .C44 2008

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. America the traditional /
  • Wayne E. Baker
  • Chapter Two. Cleavages, value gaps and regime support: Evidence from Canada and 26other societies /
  • Neil Nevitte and Mebs Kanji
  • Chapter Three. Value change in Mexico, 1980-2000: Evidence From the world values surveys /
  • Miguel Basáñez and Alejandro Moreno
  • Chapter Four. Cultural trends in Argentina: 1983-2000 /
  • Marita Carballo
  • Chapter Five. Changing swedish civic orientations: From Solidarity to activism?
  • Chapter Six. Denmark: Solid or fluid? /
  • Peter Gundelach
  • Chapter Seven. What happened to dutch values? Investigating general and differential trends in values in The Netherlands /
  • Loek Halman and Ruud Luijkx
  • Chapter Eight. Civic values and value change in Austria and Germany /
  • Franziska Deutsch , Christian Welzel and Julian Wucherpfennig
  • Chapter Nine. French values: Between southern and northern Europe /
  • Pierre Bréchon
  • Chapter Ten. Values and generations in Spain /
  • Juan Díez-Nicolás
  • Chapter Eleven. Islam, gender, democracy and values: The case of Turkey, 1990-2001
  • Chapter Twelve. Value change and democratization in South Korea /
  • Soo Young Auh
  • Chapter Thirteen. The constant of transformation: Eleven Years of value change in South Africa, 1990-2001 /
  • Hennie Kotze
  • References
  • Index.