MGHB02H3 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Notes
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Values broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. They are general and do not predict behavior in specific situations very well. May be categorized into: intellectual, economic, aesthetic, social, political, and religious values. Members of the same occupation espouse similar values. This is partly explained because people choose occupations that correspond with their values and partly because of the norms that one adapts from being part of a group. Japan is rated number 1 where work is central to a person"s life. The us is in the middle of the pack and great britain is low on that scale. Variations in length of vacation time occur across cultures and this is likely related to work centrality. Italy is tops in amount of vacation and, not surprisingly, japan is low (as is us). (high work centrality is related to low amount of vacation time)
