The rhythm of modernization : how values change over time / By Raül Tormos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tormos, Raül, author.

Series:

International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology; volume132.

International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology; volume132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social values.

Social values--Political aspects.

Social change.

Social change--Political aspects.

Inglehart, Ronald.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

In The Rhythm of Modernization, Raül Tormos analyses the pace at which belief systems change across the developed world during the modernization process. It is often assumed that value change follows the slow rhythm of generational replacement. This book, however, reports trends that contradict this assumption in the field of values. Challenging Inglehart’s modernization theory, the transition from traditional to modern values happens much quicker than predicted. Many “baby-boomers” who were church-going, morally conservative materialists when they were young, become unchurched and morally tolerant postmaterialists in their later years. Using surveys from multiple countries over many years, and applying cutting-edge statistical techniques, this book shows how citizens quickly adapt their belief systems to new circumstances throughout their lives.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Theoretical Framework

Data and Method

Postmaterialist Values and Lifetime Learning

The Pace of Secularization

A Fast Turn in Moral Norms

Conclusions

Back Matter

Bibliography

Author Index

Thematic Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

90-04-41191-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004411913 DOI