Islam, gender, culture, and democracy
Subtitle: findings from the World Values Survey and the European Values Survey
By: edited by Ronald Inglehart.
Contributors: Inglehart, Ronald.
Series: International studies in social science,; v. 4
Publisher: De Sitter Publications
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Willowdale, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Social values -- Public opinion.; Culture -- Public opinion.; Democracy -- Public opinion.; Sex role -- Public opinion.; Islam and social problems.
Description: "This collection of articles presents findings from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the European Values Surveys (EVS). In planning the fourth wave of the World Values Survey, the Association set a high priority on attaining substantially better coverage of African countries and Islamic societies. As a result, the articles is this volume deal with the relationship between Islam and democracy, Islamic worldviews, culture and democratic institutions, and the changing role of gender. Survey findings cover societies such as Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Pakistan, India, and other regions of the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Do Islamic orientations influence attitudes toward democracy in the Arab world? Evidence from Egypt, Jordon, Morocco, and Algeria -- Mark Tessler; title: Religious parties and politics in Pakistan -- Farooq Tanwir; title: Muslims and democracy: an empirical critique of Fukuyama's culturalist approach -- Fares al-Braizat; title: Trends in political action: the developmental trend and the post-honeymoon decline -- Ronald Inglehart, -- Gabriela Catterberg; title: Effective democracy, mass culture, and the quality of elites: the human development perspective -- Christian Welzel; title: Attitudes toward democracy: Mexico in comparative perspective -- Alejandro Moreno, -- Patricia Méndez; title: Intergenerational differences in political values and attitudes in stable and new democracies -- Renata Siemienska; title: Gender, aging, and subjective well-being -- Ronald Inglehart; title: Why are some women politically active? The household, public space, and political participation in India -- Pradeep Chhibber.