Survival values versus Self-expression values

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"Inglehart–Welzel Cultural Map

Analysis of WVS data made by

political scientists Ronald Inglehart 

and Christian Welzel asserts that 

there are two major dimensions of 

cross cultural variation in the world:
Traditional values versus Secular-rational 

values and Survival values versus Self-

expression values. The global cultural map 

(below) shows how scores of societies are 

located on these two dimensions. Moving 

upward on this map reflects the shift from 

Traditional values to Secular-rational and 

moving rightward reflects the shift from

 Survival values to Self–expression values.

Traditional values emphasize the importance 

of religion, parent-child ties, deference to authority 

and traditional family values. People who embrace 

these values also reject divorce, abortion, euthanasia 

and suicide. These societies have high levels of 

national pride and a nationalistic outlook.

Secular-rational values have the opposite preferences 

to the traditional values. These societies place less 

emphasis on religion, traditional family values and 

authority. Divorce, abortion, euthanasia and suicide 

are seen as relatively acceptable. (Suicide is not 

necessarily more common.)

Survival values place emphasis on economic and 

physical security. It is linked with a relatively 

ethnocentric outlook and low levels of trust and 

tolerance.

Self-expression values give high priority to environmental 

protection, growing tolerance of foreigners, gays and lesbians 

and gender equality, and rising demands for participation in 

decision-making in economic and political life"