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OverviewSociopolitical changes are often associated with ideological shifts at the individual and mass level. The study of how sociopolitical and ideological change interrelate has been the subject of debate for decades. Here, however, the authors develop and defend a new theory that treats ideologies as complex cognitive systems that are internally articulated around prioritized principles and values. Focusing on the transition to democracy in Latin America, the book examines the changes in mass beliefs that accompany democratization in an effort to offer a more sophisticated theory of the relationship between belief, ideology, and action in social change. Ultimately, the authors argue for a cognitive-based model that can account for how social actors come to define democracy in current contexts. Taking democratization as a case study, ^IConceptual Structure and Social Change^R focuses on third-wave transitions to democracy of the 1990s because they are evidence of very complex ideological changes and alignments. Using comparative survey data as a tool to track ideological shifts, several ideological uniformities are identified, such as the rise of a unified opposition, the paradoxical support of the masses to the authoritarian party in power, and the ideological shifts and strategies used by ruling and opposition elites to gain mass support. Viewing these changes as the mechanics of ideological systems in flux paves the way for a general theory of ideological change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sara Schatz , Javier Jesús Gutiérrez-RexachPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.554kg ISBN: 9780275971168ISBN 10: 0275971163 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 September 2002 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Categorization and Social Agents: The Case of Democratization A Cognitive Model of Concepts and Ideology Ideological Systems, Dynamics, and Constraints Mass Attitudes in the Transition to Electoral Democracy Governing Elites, Counter-Elites and the Struggle to Shape Mass Opinion Concluding Remarks Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationSARA SCHATZ is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Latin American Center at the University of Florida. JAVIER JESÚS GUTIÉRREZ-REXACH is Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics and Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics at Ohio State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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