The Author has directed this 4-year investigation in Italy, Argentina and initially Chile too. 5,500 people have been interviewed without spending a penny of public money, thanks to everybody’s (the Author’s and students’) voluntary work. All the contributors to this special issue come from that team. In his presentation the Author follows the order in the questionnaire, adding both the distribution of the answer and a selection of free comments from the public. The criterion he follows in this task is Clifford Geertz’s thick description, leaving to the collaborators the task of formulating theories, possibly, but not necessarily, grounded.
