A world of three cultures : honor, achievement and joy / Miguel E. Basáñez and Ronald F. Inglehart
- Author
- Basáñez, Miguel
- Published
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: How I Became Drawn to the Topic -- The Three Value-Axes Model: Trust, Hard Work, and Autonomy -- Axis 1 The Economic Dimension: Hard Work as Prize or Punishment -- Axis 2 The Social Dimension: Trust and Distrust -- Axis 3 The Political Dimension: Autonomy versus Obedience -- Empirical Exploration -- What is Culture? -- How Did Cultures Begin? -- Shaping Culture -- What Is Development and How Is It Measured? -- Why Were Progress and Culture Discredited in the United States? -- Structure of the Book -- pt. I Values as the Building Blocks of Culture: Literature Review -- 1.Historical Analysis -- Alexis de Tocqueville -- Max Weber -- Glen Dealy -- 2.Empirical Analysis -- Geert Hofstede: Four Axes -- Ronald Inglehart: Two Axes -- Shalom Schwartz: Three Axes -- Summary -- pt. II Value Axes and the Geography of Cultures -- 3.The Axiological Cube -- Cultural Dissemination -- Historical Trajectory -- 4.Cultural Geography -- Cultures of Honor -- African Countries -- Islamic and Christian Orthodox Countries -- Cultures of Achievement -- Asian and Confucian Countries -- Western Countries and Their Offshoots -- Cultures of Joy -- Latin American and Caribbean Countries -- Contrasting Values in Colonial America -- Conclusions and Further Research -- pt. III Cultures of Honor, Achievement, and Joy -- 5.Empirical Profiles of the Three Cultures -- Cultures of Honor: Respect for Tradition and Authority -- Cultures of Achievement: Punctuality and Efficiency -- Cultures of Joy: Family and Friendship -- 6.The Three Cultures In the World Values Survey -- Feeling of happiness / Respect for parents / Men have more right to a job / Respect for authority / Belong to religious denomination / Believe in God / National pride / Trust in people / Life satisfaction / Feeling of freedom / Income equality / Competition / Tolerance (of homosexuality) -- Final Remarks and Guides for Future Research -- pt. IV Cultural Change -- 7.Six Agents of Cultural Change -- The Power of Family -- The Power of School -- The Power of Religion -- The Power of the Media -- The Power of Leadership -- Leadership Success Case: The Meiji Restoration in Japan (1867) -- Leadership Success Case: Turkey and Ataturk (1923) -- Leadership Success Case: Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew (1959) -- The Power of the Law -- Legal change in Latin America: The Fletcher Program -- Boston Visit -- Chile Visit -- Colombia Visit -- 8.Processes of Change -- Slow Change: The Modernization of Ireland, Spain and Mexico -- Fast change: Local Leadership in Bogota, Colombia, 1995--2003 -- Conclusion -- 9.Axiological Diagnosis -- The Theory -- The 25-Values Typology Questionnaire -- Testing and Validating the 25-Values Typology in Mexico -- Summary Findings of Mexico Survey, 2010 -- Conclusion -- pt. V Concepts and Measures of Development -- 10.The Objective and Subjective Development Indices -- Measuring the Economy: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- Beyond the Economy: the Human Development Index (HDI) -- Toward a More Comprehensive Measure -- The Objective Development Index (ODI) -- The Subjective Development Index (SDI) -- Comparing the Objective (ODI) and Subjective (SDI) Indices -- pt. VI The Driving Forces of Development -- 11.The Forces of Nature and Human Action -- The Conditions of Nature: Climate, Geography, and Demography -- The Conditions of Human Action: Economics, Politics, and Society -- Empires and Colonies -- Modernization Theory, Dependency School, and Globalization -- Three Models of Development: The United States, the Soviet Union, and China -- 12.The Power of Ideas -- Explosion of Consciousness -- Intellectual Innovation: The Evolution of Knowledge and Science -- Relationships between Conditions and Ideas -- Impact of Conditions on Ideas -- Impact of Ideas on Conditions -- Interaction between Conditions and Ideas -- Conclusion and Guidelines for Future Research.
- Summary
- In this volume, the author presents a provocative look at the impact of culture on global development.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780190270407 (ebook)
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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