“When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which is obviously a terrible social hardship, but certain cultures also disappear.” JobsCertainCultureSocialCasesEconomyIndustryTerribleDisappearBranchesHardshipSteelObsoleteSteel Industry Author:Peter L. Berger
“The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture” CultureSidesEconomicNegativeSociologyGlobalizationWipeEconomic SystemsEconomic Globalization Author:Peter L. Berger
“We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization” CulturePhenomenonGlobalizationEmergence Author:Peter L. Berger
“Our institute's agenda is relatively simple. We study the relationship between social-economic change and culture. By culture we mean beliefs, values and lifestyles. We cover a broad range of issues, and we work very internationally.” MeanValuesCultureBeliefSocialSimpleStudyIssuesEconomicLifestyleRangeAgendasBroadsSocial ChangeInstituteEconomic Change Author:Peter L. Berger
