Product Description: Neither the title of the 35th Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, nor its timing and location were coincidental - "The Moral Fabric in Contemporary Societies" being discussed in 2001 in Poland, a country which had experienced two totalitarianisms in the previous century...read more

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Product Description: Although values play a leading role in nearly every explanatory theory in the broad realm of the social and behavioral sciences, very little multidisciplinary research material on values is available. Addressing this need, the editors bring together distinguished social scientists, psychologists, and biologists who collaboratively explore fundamental questions about values: What are the determinants of social values, taboos, and ideologies? What are the determinants of individual values? What is the nature of motivations and rewards? Is there an evolutionary basis for the development of values...read more