ISBN:
9780691127873
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (327 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version America's Crisis of Values : Reality and Perception
DDC:
303.3720973
Keywords:
Social ethics ; United States
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Social values ; United States
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United States ; Moral conditions
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United States ; Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Online-Publikation
Abstract:
Is America bitterly divided? Has America lost its traditional values? Many politicians and religious leaders believe so, as do the majority of Americans, based on public opinion polls taken over the past several years. But is this crisis of values real? This book explores the moral terrain of America today, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. It looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Using unique data from the World Values Surveys
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: A Question of Values; The Widespread Perception of Crisis; Three Ways to Think About a Crisis of Values-Loss, Unfavorable Comparison, and Division; Threats to America as an Imagined Community; Conclusion; CHAPTER TWO: America's Values in Global Context; Two Dimensions of Cultural Variation and Change; Global Cultural Maps; Loss of Traditional Values; Unfavorable Comparisons with Other Societies; Why Have Some Values Changed and Others Stayed the Same?; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE: Culture War
Description / Table of Contents:
The Culture War ThesisThe Polarization of Americans; Linkage of the Hierarchy of Beliefs; The Connection between Social Capital and Moral Visions; Is There an American Culture War-Could There Be?; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR: Dynamics of Crisis; Tides of American History; An Interpretation of the Dynamics of Crisis; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE: The Search for Meaning; Mixed Systems, Cultural Contradictions, and Cognitive Dissonance; Rising Spirituality and the "New Age"; The Special Role of Absolutism in America; An Integration of Opposites; Summary of Key Findings; APPENDIX A: World Values Surveys
Description / Table of Contents:
APPENDIX B: Statistical TablesNotes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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