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The Cultural Nature of Human Development
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The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at both the differences and similarities among cultures. Beyond demonstrating that “culture matters,” Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development-what patterns help make sense of the cultural aspects of human development? Rogoff integrates research and theory from several disciplines, including cross-cultural psychology, sociocultural research, linguistic and … More >>
The Cultural Nature of Human Development
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Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World
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The Human Development Report 2004 debunks myths that regard diversity as a threat to nations and states, the source of inevitable clashes, and an obstacle to development. It asserts that struggles over economic resources and political power, not diversity, are most often at the root of conflict. The Report opens with an analysis of the vital links between human development and cultural liberty by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. It goes on to examine issues that the dyna… More >>
Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World
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Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence
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This book demonstrates that people’s basic values and beliefs are changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic, and religious behavior. These changes are roughly predictable because they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised version of modernization theory presented here. Drawing on a massive body of evidence from societies containing 85% of the world’s population, the authors demonstrate that modernization is a process of human developmen… More >>
Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence
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