Sociologie Românească, Vol. II, no. 1-2/2002, pp. 1-37.
Diferențieri europene ale toleranței sociale
European differentiation of social tolerance
Dumitru Sandu
Abstract (Rezumat în limba engleză): The study presents the configuration of the tolerance level of Europe at the end of twentieth century. The attitude of non-discrimination and contextual understanding of reality are the basic dimensions of the concept. They are operationalized by data of World Value Survey, 1990-1997 for 25 countries. Results of cluster analysis indicate that there are three Europe from the point of view of tolerance: post-communist, catholic and protestant ones. Country context, status context and personal values are the main predictors of tolerance indicators. Religion-tolerance relation is considered in a detailed manner.