Measuring and mapping cultures : : 25 years of comparative value surveys / / edited by Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson.

In 1981, the European and World Values surveys started the empirical investigations of value orientations on a global scale. This volume builds on these surveys, which now cover a time period of a quarter of a century. Two chapters discuss basic theoretical and methodological issues of value researc...

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Superior document:International studies in sociology and social anthropology, v. 104
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Year of Publication:2007
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 104.
Physical Description:1 online resource (201 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials / Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson
  • Introduction / Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson
  • Mapping Global Values / Ronald Inglehart
  • A Theory Of Cultural Value Orientations: Explication And Applications / Shalom H. Schwartz
  • Globalization, \'Mcdonaldization\' And Values: Quo Vadis? / Yilmaz Esmer
  • Individualization In Europe And America: Connecting Religious And Moral Values / Neil Nevitte and Christopher Cochrane
  • Religion In Contemporary Society: Eroded By Human Well-Being, Supported By Cultural Diversity / Thorleif Pettersson
  • Democratization In The Human Development Perspective / Christian Welzel
  • Index / Yilmaz Esmer and Thorleif Pettersson.