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The psychology of human values

Maio, Gregory Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5408-5829 2016. The psychology of human values. European Monographs in Social Psychology, London: Psychology Press.

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Abstract

This original and engaging book advocates an unabashedly empirical approach to understanding human values: abstract ideals that we consider important, such as freedom, equality, achievement, helpfulness, security, tradition, and peace. Our values are relevant to everything we do, helping us choose between careers, schools, romantic partners, places to live, things to buy, who to vote for, and much more. There is enormous public interest in the psychology of values and a growing recognition of the need for a deeper understanding of the ways in which values are embedded in our attitudes and behavior. How do they affect our well-being, our relationships with other people, our prosperity, and our environment? In his examination of these questions, Maio focuses on tests of theories about values, through observations of what people actually think and do. In the past five decades, psychological research has learned a lot about values, and this book describes what we have learned and why it is important. It provides the first overview of psychological research looking at how we mentally represent and use our values, and constitutes important reading for psychology students at all levels, as well as academics in psychology and related social and health sciences.

Item Type: Book
Book Type: Authored Book
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Additional Information: Copyright year 2017
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781841693576
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Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 09:09
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30870

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