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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deth, Jan W. van.

Scarbrough, Elinor.

Series:

Beliefs in government ; v. 4.

Beliefs in government ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social values--Europe.

Social values.

Social change--Europe.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 588 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

0-19-159904-2

0-19-152103-5

1-282-05223-3

9786612052231

OCLC:

922954345