ISBN:
9004170340
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (vi, 463 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Serie:
International studies in sociology and social anthropology v. 109
Originaltitel:
Comparative sociology.
Paralleltitel:
Print version New Frontiers in Comparative Sociology
DDC:
301
Schlagwort(e):
Sociology
Kurzfassung:
This book is a collection of notable papers from the first six volumes of the journal ""Comparative Sociology,"" Its content represents leading-edge and contemporarily astute analyses in the burgeoning science of comparative sociology, especially relevant to a globalizing world in transition. Given that not everyone is acquainted with comparative sociology, this book offers an opportunity to enlighten readers unfamiliar with the discipline about the importance of comparative sociology to the new world order. Taken together, the articles illuminate various aspects of comparative sociology-theor
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Contents ; Introduction (Masamichi Sasaki); PART ONE METHODS IN COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY; Strategies in Comparative Sociology (Mattei Dogan); Methods for Assessing and Calibrating Response Scales across Countries and Languages (Tom W. Smith, Peter Ph. Mohler, Janet Harkness, and Noriko Onodera); PART TWO RADICAL SOCIAL CHANGE; The Transition to Capitalism in China and Russia (Erich Weede); Social Structure and Personality during the Process of Radical Social Change: A Study of Ukraine in Transition (Melvin L. Kohn, Valeriy Khmelko, Vladimir I. Paniotto, and Ho-fung Hung)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
PART THREE VALUES, CULTURE AND DEMOCRACYA Theory of Cultural Value Orientations: Explication and Applications (Shalom H. Schwartz); Islamic Culture and Democracy: Testing the 'Clash of Civilizations' Thesis (Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart); The Cultural-Economic Syndrome: Impediments to Democracy in the Middle East (Brigitte Weiffen); PART FOUR INSTITUTIONS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; Running Uphill: Political Opportunity in Non-Democracies (Maryjane Osa and Cristina Corduneanu-Huci)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Does a Strong Institution of Religion Require a Strong Family Institution? (Kristen R. Heimdal and Sharon K. Houseknecht)PART FIVE SOCIAL PROCESSES; Globalization and Income Inequality in the Developing World (Margit Bussmann, Indra de Soysa, and John R. Oneal); English as an International Language in Non-Native Settings in an Era of Globalization (Masamichi Sasaki, Tatsuzo Suzuki and Masato Yoneda); A New Test of Convergence Theory (Robert M. Marsh); Notes on Contributors; Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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"... is a collection of a notable papers from the journal Comparative Sociology, gathered from its first six volumes spanning the period 2002-2007"--Introd
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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