How selfish are self-expression values? a civicness test
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Various analyses of World Values Survey data find a syndrome of emancipative orientations, mostly known as "self-expression values," on the rise throughout all countries with longitudinal evidence. But, as much as scholarship agrees on the rise of self-expression values, there is disagreement on whether these values are civic or uncivic in character. Some declare self-expression values uncivic because they see them as indicative of egoism and weak social capital. Others consider self-expression values as civic for the opposite reasons. They interpret them as a sign of altruism and strong social capital. Cross-cultural evidence from the World Values Surveys supports the civic view on both accounts. First, in a Schwartz value space, self-expression values are associated with altruism, especially at high levels of self-expression values. Second, in a social capital space, self-expression values go together with trust in people and peaceful collective action. The findings qualify self-expression values as a civic form of modern individualism.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 152-174 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISSN | 0022-0221 |
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| Publication status | Published - 03.2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
- Politics
- Gender and Diversity
Research areas
- Social Psychology
- Anthropology
- Cultural Studies