Exploring Individual Modernity (Hardcover)

The culmination of more than ten years of research carried out in over 50 countries around the world, this volume shows how the forces of modernization on the developing countries change the attitudes and behavior of men acting in their roles as husbands and fathers, as members of ethnic communities, and as citizens of emerging nation-states. The research gathered here demonstrates that the impact of modern institutions on individual psychic adjustment is much less severe than is often imagined and the book explores the meaning of modernization in human terms. In addition, for the first time the theory and method for studying individual modernity are applied to the so-called socialist countries. Inkeles et al. highlight the implications of individual modernity for understanding contemporary and future social change in both developing and advanced countries. "Exploring Individual Modernity" completes the portrait of "modern man" first sketched in "Becoming Modern", the first book to report on the findings on Social and cultural Aspects of Modernization.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1983
First published:	July 1983
Authors:	Alex Inkeles
Contributors:	David H. Smith • Karen A Miller • Amar K. Singh • Vern L. Bengston • James J. Dowd
Dimensions:	241 x 166 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-05442-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-231-05442-4
Barcode:	9780231054423

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