Values Continuum

The values listed on the left are almost opposite to those on the right. Please mark an "X" on the line joining the opposing values to indicate where your values fit on the spectrum. The closer the "X" is to a value, the more important it is to you.

For example, someone who believes that once someone has reached a specific social position, he or she is entitled to certain privileges might mark the continuum this way:

Someone who believes that all people are entitled to the same privileges regardless of social status, might mark the spectrum this way:

Please complete the spectrum below placing an "X" where you best relate to a particular value.

VALUES				OTHER VALUES
1.		Personal Control over the Environment	---------------/----------------	Fate
2.		Change	---------------/----------------	Tradition
3.		Time and its control	---------------/----------------	Human Interaction
4.		Equality	---------------/----------------	Hierarcy/Rank/Status
5.		Individualism/Privacy	---------------/----------------	Group's Welfare
6.		Self-Help	---------------/----------------	Birthright/Inheritance
7.		Competition	---------------/----------------	Cooperation
8.		Future Orientation	---------------/----------------	Past Orientation
9.		Action/Work Orientation	---------------/----------------	"Being" Orientation
10.		Informality	---------------/----------------	Formality
11.		Directness/Openness/ Honesty	---------------/----------------	Indirectness/Ritual/ Face Saving
12.		Materialism/ Acquisitiveness	---------------/----------------	Spiritualism/Detachment