Globalization, social values and the clash of civilizations

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  • Manuel García Ferrando Universidad de Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2005.i42.199

Keywords:

Islamic and Western Cultures, Modernization Theories, Thomas Theorem, Gender Equality and Sexual Liberation, Democratic Values

Abstract


The thesis of the supposed clash of the Islamic and the western civilizations is, by far, the most diffused and debated of all the subjects and proposals dealt Huntington in his book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, above all after the terrorist attacks of the September 11th. The results of the World Social Survey 2000-2001 directed by Inglehart, are used in the present article to test the thesis of the cultural differences in a wide sample of Western Christian and Islamic societies. The comparative analysis undertaken allows to conclude that the cultural differences between both group societies are quite important, although the existence of such differences do not lead necessarily to a clash of civilizations.

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Published

2005-12-30

How to Cite

García Ferrando, M. (2005). Globalization, social values and the clash of civilizations. Revista Internacional De Sociología, 63(42), 127–150. https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2005.i42.199

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