Cosmopolitan communications : cultural diversity in a globalized world / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart.
2009
JA85 .N66 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Cosmopolitan communications : cultural diversity in a globalized world / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart.
Author
Norris, Pippa.
ISBN
9780521493680
0521493684
9780521738385 (pbk.)
0521738385 (pbk.)
0521493684
9780521738385 (pbk.)
0521738385 (pbk.)
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xv, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
JA85 .N66 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.48/33
Summary
Publisher description: "Societies around the world have experienced a flood of information from diverse channels originating beyond local communities and even national borders, transmitted through the rapid expansion of cosmopolitan communications. For more than half a century conventional interpretations, [the authors] argue, have commonly exaggerated the potential threats arising from this process. A series of firewalls protects national cultures. This book develops a new theoretical framework for understanding cosmopolitan communications and uses it to identify the conditions under which global communications are most likely to endanger cultural diversity. The authors examine empirical evidence at both the societal level and the individual level, examining the outlook and beliefs of people in a wide range of societies. The study draw on evidence from the World Values Survey, which covers 90 societies in all major regions worldwide from 1981 to 2007. The conclusion considers the implications of the authors' findings for cultural politics."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-414) and index.
Added Author
Inglehart, Ronald.
Series
Communication, society, and politics.
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Table of Contents
Is cultural diversity under threat?
Theoretical framework
Markets
Poverty
Classifying societies
Citizens: nation and cosmopolitan identities
Consumers: economic values
Morality: traditional values, sexuality, gender equality, and religiosity
Activists: civic engagement
Cultural convergence over time?
The implications for cultural policies.
Theoretical framework
Markets
Poverty
Classifying societies
Citizens: nation and cosmopolitan identities
Consumers: economic values
Morality: traditional values, sexuality, gender equality, and religiosity
Activists: civic engagement
Cultural convergence over time?
The implications for cultural policies.