Modernization, cultural change, and democracy : the human development sequence /

Inglehart, Ronald.

Modernization, cultural change, and democracy : the human development sequence / Ronald Inglehart Christian Welzel. - New York NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - 333 p.

A revised theory of modernization -- Value change and the persistence of cultural traditions -- Exploring the unknown : predicting mass responses -- Intergenerational value change -- Value changes over time -- Individualism, self-expression, and civic virtues -- The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : theoretical discussion -- The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : empirical analyses -- Social forces, collective action, and international events -- Individual level values and system level democracy : the problem of cross-level analysis -- Elements of a pro-democratic civic culture -- Gender equality, emancipative values, and democracy -- The implications of human development -- An emancipative theory of democracy

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Social change.
Social values.
Democratization.
Democracy.

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