Revised theory of modernization -- Value change and the persistence of cultural traditions -- Exploring the unknown: Predicting mass responses -- Intergenerational value change -- Value changes over time -- Individualism, self-expression values, and civic virtues -- Causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions: Theoretical discussion -- Causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions: Empirical analyses -- Social forces, collective action, and international events -- Individual-level values and system-level democracy: The problem of cross-level analysis -- Components of a prodemocratic civic culture -- Gender equality, emancipative values, and democracy -- Implications of human development conclusion: An emancipative theory of democracy

1. Social change
2. Social values
3. Democratization
4. Democracy