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Zhao, Ruohui; Cao, Liqun – Social Forces, 2010
We apply Durkheim's social transitional theory to explain the variation of anomie in 30 nations in the world. Combining data from two sources--the 1995 "World Values Survey and the United Nations University's World Income Inequality Database" or WIID--we test the hypothesis that rapid sociopolitical change at the structural level disrupts social…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Democracy, Social Change, Cross Cultural Studies
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Sikkink, David – Social Forces, 1999
Analysis of data from the 1996 Religious Identity and Influence Survey found that certain conservative Protestant groups, especially Pentecostals and charismatics, perceived public schools as hostile to moral and spiritual values. This alienation was associated with the lower and middle classes, large families, rural residence, residential…
Descriptors: Alienation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Moral Values