Values
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What is a values?What is a values?
Can be defined as broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes
Our values affect our decisions, goals and behavior.Our values affect our decisions, goals and behavior. A belief or feeling that someone or something is A belief or feeling that someone or something is
worthwhile.worthwhile. Values define what is of worth, what is beneficial, and Values define what is of worth, what is beneficial, and
what is harmfulwhat is harmful Values are standards to guide your action, judgments, Values are standards to guide your action, judgments,
and attitudes.and attitudes. Ideals that guide or qualify your personal conduct, Ideals that guide or qualify your personal conduct,
interaction with others, and involvement in your careerinteraction with others, and involvement in your career
the standards by which the individual defines what is acceptable or unacceptable, beautiful or ugly, good or bad.
Values vary from person to person Ethical ideals and beliefs – Collins dictionary
2006 Can be defined as those things that are
important to or valued by someone. It dictates things we think good or bad
Values vs EthicsValues vs Ethics
ValuesValues- - our fundamental beliefs. They are the principles WE use to define that which is right, good and just.
Ethics-about our actions and decisions-Codes of conduct that decide what is wrong and what is right in a particular circumstance.
Values vs EthicsValues vs Ethics
ValuesValues. can be universal as well as personal and are actually beliefs a person has that help him behave in a particular manner all his life.
Ethics- unwritten code of conduct that are to be followed by an individual or employees in an organization.
Values vs MoralValues vs Moral
ValuesValues- - Values provide guidance as we determine the right versus the wrong, the good versus the bad.
Moral-commandments set by the elders and to be followed by the descendants. They can be set by ones elders or religious teachers or leaders of society who want to lead people away from immoral thoughts
Two Forms of ValuesTwo Forms of Values
PersonalPersonal
CulturalCultural
Personal ValuesPersonal Values
Personal values are principles that Personal values are principles that define you as an individual. define you as an individual. Personal values, such as honesty, Personal values, such as honesty, reliability, and trust, determine reliability, and trust, determine how you will face the world and how you will face the world and relate with people.relate with people.
You have been given a check for 1000 pesos You have been given a check for 1000 pesos to do whatever you like with it. What would to do whatever you like with it. What would you do with it?you do with it?
What you spend the money on has What you spend the money on has everything to do with what you valueeverything to do with what you value
What things did you do during the What things did you do during the past week. past week.
What you choose to do with your time also has What you choose to do with your time also has everything to do with what you values.everything to do with what you values.
Cultural ValuesCultural Values
Cultural values, like the practice of Cultural values, like the practice of your faith and customs, are your faith and customs, are principles that sustain connections principles that sustain connections with your cultural roots. They help with your cultural roots. They help you feel connected to a larger you feel connected to a larger community of people with similar community of people with similar backgrounds.backgrounds.
Types of Values:Types of Values:
Moral Moral
Material Material
SpiritualSpiritual
UniversalUniversal
Group specific valuesGroup specific values
MoralMoral are the standards of good and evil, which govern an
individual’s behavior and choices. Individual’s morals may derive from society and
government, religion, or self. When moral values derive from society and
government they, of necessity, may change as the laws and morals of the society change.
An example of the impact of changing laws on moral values may be seen in the case of marriage vs. “living together.”
MaterialMaterial refer to the values of people's daily environmental necessities,
such as commodities. This capacity to respond to the environment with mechanical
material activity evolved to process sensory inputs for the practical purposes of organization, security and power through projects and schemes.
It permits us to speculate, to consider the lessons of the past and project possibilities into the future.
A materialistic view of the world considers it sufficient for the senses to perceive things and determined what they are, from mountains to molecules.
SpiritualSpiritual refer to values of trueness, goodness and beauty
arising from intellect, emotion, and will. They do not necessarily come from religion.
A spiritual view of the world is one which continues to interpret poetically what the senses have perceived and never assigns a limit to their total understanding.
Spiritual values make our communities places to love.
UniversalUniversal
Something is of universal value if it has the same value or worth for all, or almost all, people
Mahatma Gandhi argued that non-violence is a Mahatma Gandhi argued that non-violence is a universal value, he was arguing that all people universal value, he was arguing that all people have reason to value non-violence, not that all have reason to value non-violence, not that all people currently value non-violence. Many people currently value non-violence. Many different things have been claimed to be of different things have been claimed to be of universal value, for example, fertility,pleasure,and universal value, for example, fertility,pleasure,and democracy. democracy.
Group Specific Group Specific
Set of values wherein certain organization , Set of values wherein certain organization , group, friends and other forms of group group, friends and other forms of group followed it.followed it.
It differs for every group of people and It differs for every group of people and not constantnot constant
Immaturity - One who has not identified Immaturity - One who has not identified his values.his values.
Immaturity:Immaturity: Unclear valuesUnclear values DriftersDrifters FlightyFlighty UncertainUncertain ApatheticApathetic
MaturityMaturity Clear valuesClear values Life of purposeLife of purpose Meaning and directionMeaning and direction
Direction: Direction: Values – Goals – Behavior – Self-valueValues – Goals – Behavior – Self-value
Values give direction and consistency to Values give direction and consistency to behavior.behavior.
Values help you know what to and not to make Values help you know what to and not to make time for.time for.
Values establish a relationship between you and Values establish a relationship between you and the world.the world.
Values set the direction for one’s life. Values set the direction for one’s life.
Where do we get values?Where do we get values?
our homes,our homes, school,school, society,society, friends,friends, TV,TV, church, church, music,music, books,books, families,families,
culture,culture, employers,employers, time-period in which time-period in which
you were raised (70’s you were raised (70’s anti-establishment, anti-establishment, peace, individuality. peace, individuality. 80’s money, prestige, 80’s money, prestige, don’t get caught, etc. don’t get caught, etc. 90’s earth, green 90’s earth, green peace, health and peace, health and fitness), etc.fitness), etc.
Your age will greatly influence your values. Your age will greatly influence your values. Different people and things influence you at Different people and things influence you at
different ages:different ages:
Ages 1-7 --- parentsAges 1-7 --- parents Ages 8-13 --- teachers, heroes (sports, rocks, TV)Ages 8-13 --- teachers, heroes (sports, rocks, TV) Ages 14-20 --- peers (values because of peers or Ages 14-20 --- peers (values because of peers or
peers because of values?)peers because of values?) Ages 21+ your values are established, but you Ages 21+ your values are established, but you
may test your values from time to time.may test your values from time to time.
““ If you stand If you stand for nothing.for nothing.
You fall for You fall for anything.”anything.”
““It’s not doing things It’s not doing things
right, right,
but doing the right but doing the right things.things. “ “
Thank You!Thank You!
Godbless ! Godbless !
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