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Culture and Politics : A Comparative Approach.
Title:
Culture and Politics : A Comparative Approach.
Author:
Lane, Jan-Erik.
ISBN:
9780754681076
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (392 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Does Culture Matter? -- The Cultural Approach -- Culture -- Outcomes of Culture -- Globalization -- The Framework of Analysis -- The Structure of the Book -- Conclusion -- PART I: CULTURE AND OUTCOMES -- Introduction -- 1 'Culture' and the Concepts of Culture -- Introduction -- The Early Meanings of Culture -- Connotations of Culture -- The Ambiguity of Culture -- New Cultural Theory -- Political Culture -- Gertz and Cultural Anthropology: A 'Cul de Sac'? -- Conclusion -- 2 What Culture Matters For: Outcomes -- Introduction -- Culture as an Explanatory Factor -- Macro-level Outcomes -- Dependent Variables and Control Variables -- Regional-level Outcomes: Why Does Different Party Support Vary in Different Regions? -- Micro-level Data: Individual Values -- Micro-level Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Countries Included in our Analysis Based on Different Waves of WVS -- PART II: ETHNICITY -- Introduction -- 3 Ethnic Groups and Nations -- Introduction -- Ethnic Groups -- Two Types of Ethnic Groups -- Ethnogenesis -- Ethnic Cores and Nation-building -- Nation and Ethnic Group -- Nationality and Nationalism -- Beyond Nationalism -- Races -- Race: Socially Constructed with Immense Political Consequences -- Ethnicity and Society -- Conclusion -- 4 Outcomes of Ethnicity -- Introduction -- Grand-scale Ethnicity Worldwide -- Ethnic Cleavages and Ethnic Structure: Outcomes -- Ethnicity and Everyday Life -- Conclusion -- PART III: CIVILIZATIONS -- Introduction -- 5 Civilizations and the Major Types of Religion -- Introduction -- The World Religions -- Civilizations -- The Weber Approach -- Three World Religions: Alternative Classifications -- Weber's Theory of Religion -- Mapping the Major World Religions -- Conclusion.

6 Religion and its Outcomes -- Introduction -- Macro Outcomes: Weber Again -- Religious Fragmentation and Outcomes: Macro Level -- Religious Structure and Party Support -- The Role of Religion for People -- Conclusion -- PART IV: LEGACIES -- Introduction -- 7 Historical Legacies and the Colonial Heritage -- Introduction -- The Longitudinal Perspective -- The Iberian Legacy: The Negative Outcomes of a Spanish Culture -- The British Heritage -- Dividing the World According to Colonial Experience -- The Impact of Different Colonial Regimes -- Close and Distant Consequences -- Do Colonial Cultures Matter? -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Colonial Legacies in the Third World -- 8 Family Structure and Democracy -- Introduction -- The Different Family Cultures -- Behaviour and Values -- Classifying Family Cultures -- The Effects of Family Cultures -- Conclusion -- PART V: UNIVERSAL VALUES -- Introduction -- 9 Universal Values: Three Main Theories -- Introduction -- Value Orientations: Behaviour or Attitudes -- Postmaterialism Theory -- Trust Theory -- New Cultural Theory (NCT) -- The Consequences of Values: Macro or Micro? -- Conclusion -- 10 Value Orientations: How Real Are They? -- Introduction -- The Problem with Values and Value Research -- Value Inquiry -- The Relevance of Value Orientations -- Central Value Orientations -- Macro: The Spread of Universal Values -- The Micro and Macro Relationships Between Values -- Do Values Matter? -- Values Matter for What? -- The Transfer Mechanism: Election Channel and Policy-making -- The Macro-level Consequences of Values -- The Micro-level Consequences of Values -- Conclusion -- 11 Gender (Sex) as a Major Cultural Cleavage -- Introduction -- Value Orientations Towards Sex as a Cultural Cleavage -- Gender -- Homosexuality and Lesbianism -- Conclusion -- 12 Conclusion: The Impact of Culture on Outcomes -- Introduction.

The Findings -- Comparing the Impact of Cultural Factors -- How Much Does Culture Matter? -- Muticulturalism - Its Relevance Today -- Relevance of Multiculturalism -- Kymlicka: The Institutions of the Multicultural Society -- Barry: Moral Universalism Destroying Multiculturalism -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A: Macro Data Set: Variable List -- Appendix B: Regional Data Set: Variable List -- Appendix C: Micro Data Set: Variable List -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
Culture and Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the enduring phenomenon of culture and its impact on contemporary society and politics. Combining a substantial theoretical overview with intricate comparative empirical research, it assesses the complex interplay of ethnicity, religion, history and values on macro- and micro-level outcomes. Striking a judicious balance between the use of global data on the topic and their selection of six key in-depth country studies, the book draws extensively on statistical material and 'hard data' rather than the literary evidence usual in studies of this kind. This second edition of a well-established text has been expanded and fully updated in line with new events. More student-friendly, this volume now contains useful references for further reading and new material on ethnicity and religion. Readers will find that the values section is now more lucid. This clearly structured book's stringent approach to the topic and its readable, accessible style make this book one that no serious scholar or student of political culture should be without.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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