Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics

by Moaddel, Mansoor

• ISBN13: 9780230621985
• ISBN10: 0230621988
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Using findings from values surveys carried out in Islamic countries in 2000-2005, this book analyzes the mass-level belief system of the Islamic public and their attitudes toward some of the most important social institutions and principles of social organization. Topics addressed include: the aspects of this belief system that are distinctive and those that are shared by people from other cultures; the values that unite and separate Europeans and Muslims; and the political and economic consequences of Islamic belief system. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mansoor Moaddel is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xiv
List of Contributors	p. xvi
Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values	p. 1
Islam in a Global Perspective
The Worldviews of Islamic Publics in Global Perspective	p. 25
Value Systems of Elites and Publics in the Mediterranean: Convergence or Divergence	p. 47
Muslim Immigrants in Western Europe: Persisting Value Differences or Value Adaptation?	p. 71
Political and Economic Consequences of Islam versus Rentier Economy
Do Islamic Orientations Influence Attitudes toward Democracy in the Arab World? Evidence from the World Values Survey in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Algeria	p. 105
The Egalitarian Face of lslamic Orthodoxy: Support for Islamic Law and Economic justice in Seven Muslim-Majority Nations	p. 126
The Rentier State: Does Rentierism Hinder Democracy? The Rentier Mentality Hypothesis Tested in Seven Middle Eastern Countries	p. 160
Determinants of Self-Rated Health and Attitudes toward Religion, Gender and Democracy
Social Structure versus Perception: A Cross-National Comparison of Self-Rated Health in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and the United States	p. 181
The Saudi Public Speaks: Religion, Gender, and Politics	p. 209
Events and Changes in Values and Perceptions
Events and Value Change: The Impact of September 11, 2001 on the Worldviews of Egyptians and Moroccans	p. 249
Xenophobia and In-Group Solidarity in Iraq: A Natural Experiment on the Impact of Insecurity	p. 298
Methodology
Probability Sampling and the Scientific Survey Method for Population Studies: Application to Survey Research in Islamic Countries	p. 323
Index	p. 339
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