Norris, Pippa
Cosmopolitan communications : cultural diversity in a globalized world / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xv, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Communication, society and politics . - Communication, society, and politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-414) and index.
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.
"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, Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart argue, have commonly exaggerated the potential threats arising from this process. A series of firewalls protect 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 analyze 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 draws 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 policies."--BOOK JACKET.
9780521493680 (hardback) 0521493684 (hardback) 9780521738385 (pbk.) 0521738385 (pbk.)
2009004767
Communication in politics
Communication--Political aspects
Communication--Social aspects
Social change
Social movements
Political participation
JA85 / .N66 2009
303.48/33
Cosmopolitan communications : cultural diversity in a globalized world / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xv, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Communication, society and politics . - Communication, society, and politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-414) and index.
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.
"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, Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart argue, have commonly exaggerated the potential threats arising from this process. A series of firewalls protect 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 analyze 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 draws 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 policies."--BOOK JACKET.
9780521493680 (hardback) 0521493684 (hardback) 9780521738385 (pbk.) 0521738385 (pbk.)
2009004767
Communication in politics
Communication--Political aspects
Communication--Social aspects
Social change
Social movements
Political participation
JA85 / .N66 2009
303.48/33
