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Value change in global perspective

Paul R. Abramson (Author), Ronald Inglehart (Author)
In this pioneering work, Paul Abramson and Ronald Inglehart show that the gradual shift from Materialist values (such as the desire for economic and physical security) to Post-materialist values (such as the desire for freedom, self-expression, and the quality of life) is in all likelihood a global phenomenon
eBook, English, 1995
The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1995
1 online resource
9780472022397, 9781282422681, 9786612422683, 0472022393, 1282422685, 6612422688
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1. Studying Political Values
2. Value Trends in Western Europe and the United States
3. Short-Term Value Change in Western Europe
4. Long-Term Value Change in Western Europe
5. Education, Security, and Postmaterialism in Western Europe
6. The Future of Postmaterialism in Western Europe
7. The Structure of Values on Five Continents
8. Economic Security and Value Change on Five Continents
9. Conclusions
Appendix: Distribution of the Adult Population in Eight West European Societies, by Years of Birth
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English