Sharing Values as a Foundation for Collective Hope

Abstract: A widespread “tale of terror” amongst those seeking social change is that people in modern Western societies are caught in a neo-liberal paradigm and have come to care most about materialism, individual success and status. Our research attempted to challenge this tale. Study 1 involved New Zealand participants (N = 1085) from largely, but not exclusively, left-leaning groups. We used an open-ended process to identify their “infinite” values (that which they consider of value for its own sake); and found these concerned connection to people and other life forms, expression, nature, personal strengths, vitality, and spirituality. Systems and regulations, success and status, money, ownership and domination were named as of “finite” value (of value because of what they signify or enable). These findings suggest that our participants readily distinguished between what is inherently valuable and what is of instrumental value or signifies social status. Study 2 (N = 121) investigated part.... https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/5017

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Sharing Values as a Foundation for Collective Hope ; volume:5 ; number:2 ; day:05 ; month:02 ; year:2018
Journal of social and political psychology ; 5, Heft 2 (05.02.2018)

Urheber
Harré, Niki
Madden, Helen
Brooks, Rowan
Goodman, Jonathan

DOI
10.5964/jspp.v5i2.742
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021032004351089033780
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  • Harré, Niki
  • Madden, Helen
  • Brooks, Rowan
  • Goodman, Jonathan

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