SacredandSecular

作者 Pippa Norris著
出版社 CambridgeUniversityPress
出版时间 2011年10月
ISBN 9781107648371
定价 220.30

内容简介

Thisbookdevelopsatheoryofexistentialsecurity.Itdemonstratesthatthepublicsofvirtuallyalladvancedindustrialsocietieshavebeenmovingtowardmoresecularorientationsduringthepasthalfcentury,butalsothattheworldasawholenowhasmorepeoplewithtraditionalreligiousviewsthaneverbefore.Thissecondeditionexpandsthetheoryandprovidesnewandupdatedevidencefromabroadperspectiveandinawiderangeofcountries.Thisconfirmsthatreligiositypersistsmoststronglyamongvulnerablepopulations,especiallyinpoorernationsandinfailedstates.Conversely,asystematicerosionofreligiouspractices,valuesandbeliefshasoccurredamongthemoreprosperousstratainrichnations.

作者简介

PippaNorrisistheMcGuireLecturerinComparativePoliticsattheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernmentatHarvardUniversityandavisitingprofessoratSydneyUniversity.Herworkanalyzescomparativeelectionsandpublicopinion,genderpolitics,andpoliticalcommunications.CompanionvolumesbythisauthorandRonaldInglehart,alsopublishedbyCambridgeUniversityPress,includeRisingTide(2003)andCosmopolitanCommunications(2009).RonaldInglehartisprofessorofpoliticalscienceandprogramdirectorattheInstituteforSocialResearchattheUniversityofMichigan.Hisresearchdealswithchangingbeliefsystemsandtheirimpactonsocialandpoliticalchange.HehelpedfoundtheEuro-BarometersurveysanddirectstheWorldValuesSurveys.RelatedbooksincludeModernizationandPostmodernization:Cultural,EconomicandPoliticalChangeinForty-ThreeSocietiesandDevelopment,CulturalChangeandDemocracy(withChristianWelzel).

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