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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824905903321

Titolo

The impact of values / / edited by Jan W. van Deth and Elinor Scarbrough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

0-19-159904-2

0-19-152103-5

1-282-05223-3

9786612052231

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 588 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Beliefs in government

Altri autori (Persone)

DethJan W. van

ScarbroughElinor

Disciplina

303.4/094

Soggetti

Social values - Europe

Social change - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [541]-569) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Abbreviations""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Introduction: The Impact of Values""; ""PART I. VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND VALUE CHANGE""; ""2. The Concept of Values""; ""3. A Macro Setting for Micro Politics""; ""4. Secularization and Church Religiosity""; ""PART II. VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND THEIR ANTECEDENTS""; ""5. Materialist�Postmaterialist Value Orientations""; ""6. Left�Right Materialist Value Orientations""; ""7. Religious Cognitions and Beliefs""; ""8. Religious and Ethical Pluralism""

""9. Feminist Political Orientations""" "10. Green, Greener, Greenest""; ""11. Postmodernism""; ""12. Status Tensions""; ""PART III. THE IMPACT OF VALUES""; ""13. Political Efficacy and Trust""; ""14. Political Interest""; ""15. Grass-Roots Activity""; ""16. Electoral Participation""; ""17. Party Choice""; ""18. Cleavage Politics""; ""PART IV. IN CONCLUSION""; ""19. Perspectives on Value Change""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Author Index"";""Subject Index""

Sommario/riassunto

A decline in religious belief and class values, green values feminism,



and postmodernism - all these phenomena are indicative of changes in values among West European citizens. The extent & impact of these changes on politics are covered here.