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基本説明
On the role of culture and cultural change in the development of countries and regions around the world.
Full Description
Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects.
The book is companion volume to Developing Cultures: CaseStudies.(0415952808).
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Introduction -- Lawrence Harrison CHILD REARING 1. Culture, Values, and the Family, Jerome Kagan 2. Parenting Practices and Governance in Latin America: The Case of Costa Rica, Luis Diego Herrera EDUCATION 3. Cultural Values and Parenting Education, Sharon Lynn Kagan and Amy Lowenstein 4. Character Education: Restoring Virtue to the Mission of the Schools, Thomas Lickona 5. Civic Education and the Development of Civic Knowledge and Attitudes, Richard Niemi and Steven Finkel 6. Schooling Open Societies in Latin America, Fernando Reimers and Eleonora Villegas-Reimers RELIGION 7. Evangelical Expansion and 'Progressive Values' in the Developing World, David Martin 8. Anglo-Protestant Culture, Samuel Huntington 9. The Development of the Jews, Jim Lederman 10. Culture Begins with Cult: The Surprising Growth of the Catholic People, Michael Novak 11. Re-Imagining the Orthodox Tradition: Nurturing Democratic Values in Orthodox Christian Civilization, Nikolas Gvosdev with a response by Georges Prevelakis 12. Market Development, Political Change, and Chinese Cultures, Robert Weller 13. Buddhist Economics in Asia, Christal Whelan 14. Cultural Change in Islamic Civilization, Bassam Tibi 15. Islam Matters: Culture and Progress in the Muslim World, Robert Hefner 16. Hinduism and Modernity, Pratap Bhanu Mehta THE MEDIA 17. Journalism and Values, Mariano Grondona and Carlos Alberto Montaner 18. The Global Battle for Cultural Domination, Reese Schonfeld LEADERSHIP 19. Public Policy and Culture, Richard Lamm DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 20. Donor Projects And Culture Change: The Case Of Costa Rica, James Fox 21. Can Social Capital Be Constructed? Decentralization and Social Capital Formation in Latin America, Mitchell Seligson
