POSTMATERIALISM AS A DIMENSION OF CULTURAL CHANGE
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- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Public Opinion Research
- Vol. 5 (3) , 211-233
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/5.3.211
Abstract
The results of a broad, inductive study of cultural orientation in Norway are used to throw light on issues in the debate on dimensions of cultural change. Inglehart's index of materialism-postmaterialism is shown to constitute one diagonal in a two-dimensional cultural space with axes resembling those discussed by Flanagan. It is argued that they both fail to appreciate the importance of cultural differences along the other diagonal, opposing hedonistic and austerity oriented, in demographic terms typically younger men with low education versus well educated older women.Keywords
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