Developing cultures : essays on cultural change / edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Jerome Kagan.
| Other author | Harrison, Lawrence E. |
| Other author | Kagan, Jerome. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description | xvi, 399 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Lawrence Harrison -- Child rearing -- Culture, values, and the family / Jerome Kagan -- Parenting practices and governance in Latin America: the case of Costa Rica / Luis Diego Herrera -- Education -- Cultural values and parenting education / Sharon Lynn Kagan and Amy Lowenstein -- Character education: restoring virtue to the mission of the schools / Thomas Lickona -- Civic education and the development of civic knowledge and attitudes / Richard Niemi and Steven Finkel -- Schooling open societies in Latin America / Fernando Reimers and Eleonora Villegas-Reimers -- Religion -- Evangelical expansion and 'progressive values' in the developing world / David Martin -- Anglo-Protestant culture / Samuel Huntington -- The development of the Jews / Jim Lederman -- Culture begins with cult: the surprising growth of the Catholic people / Michael Novak -- Re-imagining the Orthodox tradition: nurturing democratic values in Orthodox Christian civilization / Nikolas Gvosdev, with a response by Georges Prevelakis -- Market development, political change, and Chinese cultures / Robert Weller -- Buddhist economics in Asia / Christal Whelan -- Cultural change in Islamic civilization / Bassam Tibi -- Islam matters: culture and progress in the Muslim world / Robert Hefner -- Hinduism and modernity / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- The media -- Journalism and values / Mariano Grondona and Carlos Alberto Montaner -- The global battle for cultural domination / Reese Schonfeld -- Leadership -- Public policy and culture / Richard Lamm -- Development projects -- Donor projects and culture change: the case of Costa Rica / James Fox -- Can social capital be constructed? Decentralization and social capital formation in Latin America / Mitchell Seligson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005013571 |
| ISBN | 0415952816 (hb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415952824 (pb : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM891 .D48 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |