Comparing individual attitudes in seven countries
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Unidimensional scales of three attitudinal dimensions: traditional/nontraditional, materialism/nonmaterialism, and sense of alienation, were constructed based on survey data on seven industrialized countries: France, Germany, the UK, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands and the US. The results showed that the influence of individual background variables such as sex, age and educational level differs across countries and across attitudinal dimensions. In addition, the macro characteristics of the countries such as economic condition, religious environment and political culture were found to have significant influences on individual attitudes.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 1999
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A cross-national analysis of militarization and well-being relationships in developing countries
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A study was conducted to examine the relationship between militarization and development in Third-World countries. A global perspective was utilized to analyze underdevelopment. The possibility that militarization supports negative effects was also analyzed. Results indicated that militarization significantly influences national development in Third-World countries. Findings also showed that militarization hinders the economic development and growth of such countries.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 1998
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Measurement of women's autonomy according to women and their husbands: Results from five Asian countries
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The difficulty of measuring gender relations in surveys by comparing couple responses to survey items on the wife's autonomy in various domains using data from 23 communities in five Asian countries is illustrated. It is established that survey questions are of limited utility for understanding differences in gender stratification across context as the disagreement between men and women varies across communities for reasons that are not easy to explain.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2006
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