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Postmaterialism in a Social Democratic State An Analysis of the Distinctness and Congruity of the Inglehart Value Syndrome in Norway
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In this paper, the status of postmaterialist syndrome in Norway is established empirically based on a national sample survey carried out in 1981 (N = 1, 170), and the analysis focuses on two major questions: the distinctness of post materialism in a left-right context, and the congruity between different value domains.Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to establish empirically the status of Ronald Inglehart's postmaterialist syndrome in Norway. As a prototypical social democratic state, and one of the only European countries yet to be adequately tested for postmaterialism, Norway represents a particularly interesting case for the Inglehart thesis. On the basis of a national sample survey carried out in 1981 (N = 1, 170), the analysis focuses on two major questions: the distinctness of postmaterialism in a left-right context, and the congruity between different value domains. Of particular importance is the finding that there exists a postmaterialist profile for democratic values that is much more distinct than the literature has allowed for up to now.read more
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The Silent Revolution in Europe: Intergenerational Change in Post-Industrial Societies
TL;DR: This paper found that the value priorities of the more affluent postwar group do contrast with those of groups raised under conditions of lesser economic and physical security, suggesting that the age-group differences reflect the persistence of pre-adult experiences, rather than life cycle effects.
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Post-Materialism in an Environment of Insecurity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors test the hypothesis that postwar affluence led to an intergenerational shift from Materialist to Post-Materialist values among Western publics, and analyzes the consequences of the economic uncertainty prevailing since 1973.