Rokeach M. -1973-. The Nature Of Human Values. New York Free Press [portable] (2024)

The "deep story" of the 1973 text is optimistic in a scientific sense: it suggests that because values are organized into a system, they are accessible. If we can understand a person's value hierarchy, we can understand their worldview. Rokeach later used this theory to understand ideology, showing how Liberals and Conservatives prioritize different values (Liberals often prioritizing Equality and Freedom , Conservatives often prioritizing National Security and Tradition ).

1.4 Individual Differences: Values and Personality - FlatWorld The "deep story" of the 1973 text is

Milton Rokeach’s 1973 work, The Nature of Human Values , established a foundational framework for studying human motivation by distinguishing between "terminal" end-state values and "instrumental" behavioral values. He introduced the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS) to scientifically measure individual and societal value hierarchies, arguing these rankings dictate attitudes and can change through self-reflection. The Nature of Human Values