Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-569) and indexes.
Introduction : the impact of values / Jan W. van Deth -- The concept of values / Jan W. van Deth and Elinor Scarbrough -- A macro setting for micro politics / Jan W. van Deth -- Secularization and church religiosity / Wolfgang Jagodzinski and Karel Dobbelaere -- Materialist-postmaterialist value orientations / Elinor Scarbrough -- Left-right materialist value orientations / Oddbjørn Knutsen -- Religious cognitions and beliefs / Karel Dobbelaere and Wolfgang Jagodzinski -- Religious and ethical pluralism / Wolfgang Jagodzinski and Karel Dobbelaere -- Feminist political orientations / Carina Lundmark -- Green, greener, greenest / Masja Nas -- Postmodernism / John R. Gibbins and Bo Reimer -- Status tensions / Etienne Schweisguth -- Political efficacy and trust / Oscar W. Gabriel -- Political interest / Oscar W. Gabriel and Jan W. van Deth -- Grass-roots activity / Peter Gundelach -- Electoral participation / Sami Borg -- Party choice / Oddbjørn Knutsen -- Cleavage politics / Oddbjørn Knutsen and Elinor Scarbrough -- Perspectives on value change / Jan W. van Deth and Elinor Scarbrough.
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A decline in religious belief and class values, green values, feminism, and postmodernism - all these phenomena are indicative of changes in values among West European citizens. The extent & impact of these changes on politics are covered here.