Abstract
Traditional societies are characterized by the predominance of religious worldviews, in contrast to modern societies, which open up other avenues of sense, besides religious expression. This study aims to determine the influence of the values of modern societies on religious changes, between 1990 and 2000. We have recourse to data from the European Values Survey for eight Catholic countries. The EVS questionnaire provides a set of guidelines in various areas of life. Several scales have been built with the aim of presenting value orientations. In our analysis we selected two constructs: following Inglehart's thesis, which enables us to explain the change in values, and the Rokeach set of questions to determine the values that individuals considered essential for life. The results allowed us to conclude that we are witnessing a reconfiguration of the mindset that has a decisive influence on younger generations who have assimilated the values of independence and determination and the values of welfare and selfrealization, once the socio-cultural and economic context was favourable.
Translated title of the contribution | Values of modern society: a vision of social change |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 317-336 |
Journal | Holos |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Values
- Modernity
- Social change
- Individualization
- Religion