A new cultural cleavage in post-modern society

Autor: Jan-Erik Lane
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 375-393 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0101-3157
1809-4538
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-31572007000300004
Popis: The attitudes towards gender and homosexuality tend to be linked at the micro level (individuals), which explains the political saliency of this newly emerging cleavage. At the macro level (country), the main finding is that the value orientations towards gender and homosexuality are strongly embedded in the basic cultural or civilisation differences among countries. As developing countries modernise and enter post-modernity, they will also experience the gender cleavage, especially when they adhere to an individualistic culture. Cultural cleavages in the post-modern society, whether in rich or developing countries, can only be properly researched by the survey method. It opens up a large area for both micro and macro analyses in the social sciences.
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