TY - BOOK AU - Norris,Pippa AU - Inglehart,Ronald TI - Cosmopolitan communications: cultural diversity in a globalized world T2 - Communication, society and politics SN - 9780521493680 (hardback) AV - JA85 .N66 2009 U1 - 303.48/33 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Communication in politics KW - Communication KW - Political aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Social change KW - Social movements KW - Political participation N1 - 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 N2 - "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 ER -