A world of three cultures
Subtitle: honor, achievement and joy
By: Miguel E. Basáñez ; with foreword by Ronald F. Inglehart
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780190270360; 9780190270377
Subjects: Social values; Culture; Cultural geography; Social evolution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How I Became Drawn to the Topic; title: The Three Value-Axes Model: Trust, Hard Work, and Autonomy; title: Axis 1 The Economic Dimension: Hard Work as Prize or Punishment; title: Axis 2 The Social Dimension: Trust and Distrust; title: Axis 3 The Political Dimension: Autonomy versus Obedience; title: Empirical Exploration; title: What is Culture?; title: How Did Cultures Begin?; title: Shaping Culture; title: What Is Development and How Is It Measured?; title: Why Were Progress and Culture Discredited in the United States?; title: Structure of the Book; title: pt. I Values as the Building Blocks of Culture: Literature Review; title: 1.Historical Analysis; title: Alexis de Tocqueville; title: Max Weber; title: Glen Dealy; title: 2.Empirical Analysis; title: Geert Hofstede: Four Axes; title: Ronald Inglehart: Two Axes; title: Shalom Schwartz: Three Axes; title: Summary; title: pt. II Value Axes and the Geography of Cultures; title: 3.The Axiological Cube; title: Cultural Dissemination; title: Historical Trajectory; title: 4.Cultural Geography; title: Cultures of Honor; title: African Countries; title: Islamic and Christian Orthodox Countries; title: Cultures of Achievement; title: Asian and Confucian Countries; title: Western Countries and Their Offshoots; title: Cultures of Joy; title: Latin American and Caribbean Countries; title: Contrasting Values in Colonial America; title: Conclusions and Further Research; title: pt. III Cultures of Honor, Achievement, and Joy; title: 5.Empirical Profiles of the Three Cultures; title: Cultures of Honor: Respect for Tradition and Authority; title: Cultures of Achievement: Punctuality and Efficiency; title: Cultures of Joy: Family and Friendship; title: 6.The Three Cultures in the World Values Survey; title: 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); title: Final Remarks and Guides for Future Research; title: pt. IV Cultural Change; title: 7.Six Agents of Cultural Change; title: The Power of Family; title: The Power of School; title: The Power of Religion; title: The Power of the Media; title: The Power of Leadership; title: Leadership Success Case: The Meiji Restoration in Japan (1867); title: Leadership Success Case: Turkey and Ataturk (1923); title: Leadership Success Case: Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew (1959); title: The Power of the Law; title: Legal change in Latin America: The Fletcher Program; title: Boston Visit; title: Chile Visit; title: Colombia Visit; title: 8.Processes of Change; title: Slow Change: The Modernization of Ireland, Spain and Mexico; title: Fast change: Local Leadership in Bogota, Colombia, 1995; title: 2003; title: Conclusion; title: 9.Axiological Diagnosis; title: The Theory; title: The 25-Values Typology Questionnaire; title: Testing and Validating the 25-Values Typology in Mexico; title: Summary Findings of Mexico Survey, 2010; title: Conclusion; title: pt. V Concepts and Measures of Development; title: 10.The Objective and Subjective Development Indices; title: Measuring the Economy: Gross Domestic Product (GDP); title: Beyond the Economy: the Human Development Index (HDI); title: Toward a More Comprehensive Measure; title: The Objective Development Index (ODI); title: The Subjective Development Index (SDI); title: Comparing the Objective (ODI) and Subjective (SDI) Indices; title: pt. VI The Driving Forces of Development; title: 11.The Forces of Nature and Human Action; title: The Conditions of Nature: Climate, Geography, and Demography; title: The Conditions of Human Action: Economics, Politics, and Society; title: Empires and Colonies; title: Modernization Theory, Dependency School, and Globalization; title: Three Models of Development: The United States, the Soviet Union, and China; title: 12.The Power of Ideas; title: Explosion of Consciousness; title: Intellectual Innovation: The Evolution of Knowledge and Science; title: Relationships between Conditions and Ideas; title: Impact of Conditions on Ideas; title: Impact of Ideas on Conditions; title: Interaction between Conditions and Ideas; title: Conclusion and Guidelines for Future Research.