Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 15
List of Contributors......Page 17
1 Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values......Page 22
Part 1 Islam in a Global Perspective......Page 44
2 The Worldviews of Islamic Publics in Global Perspective......Page 46
3 Value Systems of Elites and Publics in the Mediterranean: Convergence or Divergence......Page 68
4 Muslim Immigrants in Western Europe: Persisting Value Differences or Value Adaptation?......Page 92
Part 2 Political and Economic Consequences of Islam versus Rentier Economy......Page 124
5 Do Islamic Orientations Influence Attitudes toward Democracy in the Arab World? Evidence from the World Values Survey in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Algeria......Page 126
6 The Egalitarian Face of Islamic Orthodoxy: Support for Islamic Law and Economic Justice in Seven Muslim-Majority Nations......Page 147
7 The Rentier State: Does Rentierism Hinder Democracy? The Rentier Mentality Hypothesis Tested in Seven Middle Eastern Countries......Page 181
Part 3 Determinants of Self-Rated Health and Attitudes toward Religion, Gender and Democracy......Page 200
8 Social Structure versus Perception: A Cross-National Comparison of Self-Rated Health in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and the United States......Page 202
9 The Saudi Public Speaks: Religion, Gender, and Politics......Page 230
Part 4 Events and Changes in Values and Perceptions......Page 268
10 Events and Value Change: The Impact of September 11, 2001 on the Worldviews of Egyptians and Moroccans......Page 270
11 Xenophobia and In-Group Solidarity in Iraq: A Natural Experiment on the Impact of Insecurity......Page 319
Part 5 Methodology......Page 342
12 Probability Sampling and the Scientific Survey Method for Population Studies: Application to Survey Research in Islamic Countries......Page 344
A......Page 360
B......Page 361
C......Page 362
E......Page 363
H......Page 366
I......Page 367
M......Page 369
P......Page 371
R......Page 372
S......Page 373
U......Page 375
Z......Page 376