ERIC Number: EJ853585
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Jun
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Reconciling Culture and Democracy
Kurtz, Stanley
Academic Questions, v16 n3 p76-83 Jun 2003
Those who study and propose policy for dealing with the non-Western world are advised to balance their urge to modernize with an appreciation for indigenous social and cultural differences. Equilibrium is important, writes Stanley Kurd, yet the leftists who dominate social sciences have largely abandoned such an appreciation, as have traditionalists who now elevate world democratization over a more particular cultural perspective.
Descriptors: Democracy, Social Sciences, Cultural Differences, Cultural Context, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Ethnology, Cultural Education, Western Civilization, Traditionalism, Social Change
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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