Culture moves : ideas, activism, and changing values /
Some periods in history are marked by stability in cultural values; at other times, values undergo rapid change. How and why do cultural transformations, such as those affecting race and gender relations, take place? How does one value win acceptance in society when there are conflicting values comp...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1998.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv346r3k |
| Summary: | Some periods in history are marked by stability in cultural values; at other times, values undergo rapid change. How and why do cultural transformations, such as those affecting race and gender relations, take place? How does one value win acceptance in society when there are conflicting values competing for attention? In Culture Moves, Thomas Rochon addresses this complex process and develops a theory to explain both how values originate and how they spread. In particular, he analyzes the crucial role that small communities of critical thinkers play in developing new ideas and inspiring their dissemination through larger social movements. Rochon develops this theory by drawing from such sources as survey research, content analysis of the mass media, and historical accounts. He focuses mainly on contemporary issues in the United States, such as feminism, civil rights, and environmentalism, but also discusses cases ranging from the French Revolution to the abolition of slavery. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691186719 0691186715 0691011575 9780691011578 0691070334 9780691070339 0691010575 |