Human Values and Social Change : : Findings from the Values Surveys / / edited by Ronald L. Inglehart.

• Superior document: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 89
• TeilnehmendeR: Inglehart, Ronald L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Findings from the Values Surveys
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1281925691; 9786611925697; 904740436X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ronald L. Inglehart.

This book presents findings based on a unique source of insight into the role of human values--the World Values Survey and the European Values Survey, covering 78 societies containing over 80 per cent of the world's population. The findings reveal large and coherent cross-national differences in what people want out of life. Four waves of surveys, from 1981 to 1999-2001, reveal the impact of changing values on societal phenomena. Evidence from eleven Islamic societies demonstrates that a distinctive Islamic culture exists-but the democratic ideal is endorsed overwhelmingly. Other analyses examine Gender Equality and Democracy; Corruption and Democracy; Social Capital in Vietnam; the Clash of Civilization; political satisfaction in global perspective; Trust in International Governance; and Israeli and South African values.