Contemporary developments in world culture

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 383-404

  Boli, John ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Diversity; Globalization; Moral order; Rationalization; World culture

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; GLOBALIZATION; INDIVIDUALISM; MORALITY;

EID: 33645757526     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715205058627     Document Type: Article

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