Comparing Cultures: Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative Perspective (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Comparing Cultures: Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative Perspective (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

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Book Description
Culture explains much of the behavioral and institutional differences around the globe. In social science there are many ways of framing cultural diversities. This book brings together authors with a classic status in the field of comparative cultural studies on one overarching theme: what are the relevant differences and similarities of contemporary cultural dimensions with which countries, organizations, and people can be compared? This book is the first publication available in which the cultural divisions of the world are compared and confronted. In the first part of the book classic authors reflect on each others key work and assess the main overlap and distinction. The book next provides insight in frontline academic work from a wide range of countries and social science discipines dealing with the classic status cultural dimensions aimed at addressing contemporary key issues.

About the Author
Henk Vinken, Ph.D. (1997) in Social Sciences, Tilburg University, is Director of IRIC, Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation, at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and has published widely on culture, value change, youth, generations, and the life-course.

Comparing Cultures: Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative Perspective (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology),Henk Vinken,Joseph Soeters,Peter Ester,Brill Academic Publishers,9004131159,Anthropology - Cultural,Archaeology / Anthropology,Cross-cultural studies,Interior Design - General,Methodology,Research,Social Science,Sociology,Anthropology,Social & cultural anthropology,Sociology, Social Studies

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