Human Beliefs and Values
a cross-cultural sourcebook based on the 1999 - 2002 values surveys
Source Book + CDROM
Editors: Ronald Inglehart, Miguel Basanez, Jaime Diez-Medrano, Loek Halman and Ruud Luijkx
”Human Beliefs and Values” is a valuable tool for understanding how social, political, economic, and cultural attitudes differ from one society to another – and how they are changing, with economic and technological development. It provides a wealth of data that will be useful to social scientists, journalists, business executives and policy-makers working in an increasingly globalized context.
This book gives detailed information about people’s political, religious, economic, and social values, analyzed by age, education, income and gender, and showing changes over time.
It is supplemented by a CD ROM containing the complete data for all 81 countries, together with the questionnaires used in each country and details concerning sampling and fieldwork. The data is from the 1999 - 2000 World Values Survey and European Values Study.
This book gives insight into the basic values and attitudes of the peoples of more than 80 societies around the world. Based on data from the World Values Survey and European Values Study surveys, it examines human values concerning politics, economics, religion, sexual behavior, gender roles, family values, communal identities, civic engagement and ethical concerns, and such important issues as environmental protection, scientific progress, technological development and human happiness.
The World Values Survey and European Values Study surveys cover 85 percent of the world’s population presenting a full range of variation, from societies with per capita incomes below $300 per year, to those with more than $35,000 per year; from long-established democracies to authoritarian states; from societies with established market economies to ex-communist societies; from societies representing every major religious and cultural tradition. They demonstrate that human goals and motivations vary immensely, from one society to another – and that they are changing in coherent ways.
Ronald Inglehart is professor of political science at the University of Michigan and president of the World Values Survey Association.
Miguel Basanez is professor of political science at the Instituto Autonomo Tecnologico de Mexico and president of Global Quality Research.
Jaime Diez-Medrano is president of JD Systems, Madrid.
Loek Halman is Associate Professor in Sociology at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and Program Director of the 1999/2000 European Values Study.
Ruud Luijkx is lecturer in sociology at Tilburg University, and chief of data processing and communications for the European Values Study.