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  • 1.  my two cents on values

    Posted 04-08-2009 15:46
    In the cross-cultural lit one definition of (national) deeply held values
    are values that are so ingrained in the culture that a person would be
    puzzled or angry if asked about that value. I've been trying to find such
    values, especially something universal. The closest I have come to the
    latter is a quote from JFK: "We all cherish our children's futures." In
    Bulgaria students, colleagues and friends agree that a key value is "family
    above everything, followed by friends; no one else counts." Bulgaria is
    pretty much homogeneous. I am far too humble to begin to find a value for
    Americans, although I would like to say one of our values is "all men and
    women are equal, at least before the law." For me, there is often a
    connection between values and ethics, but not always. I agree with Carolyn
    that values are internal. I consider myself to be pretty ethical, but 11
    years into my stay in a corrupt country I finally found myself paying a
    bribe to get something to which I was legally entitled. I felt terrible.

    Ellen


    Prof. Ellen Greenberg
    Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski"
    Sofia, Bulgaria


  • 2.  my two cents on values

    Posted 04-09-2009 02:57

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    -- Daughters of Anowa: African women and patriarchy,
    MA Oduyoye, 1995, Orbis Books



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    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
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    --- On Thu, 9/4/09, egreenberg <egreenberg@CABLEBG.NET> wrote:
    From: egreenberg <egreenberg@CABLEBG.NET>
    Subject: my two cents on values
    To: MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Thursday, 9 April, 2009, 7:45 AM

    In the cross-cultural lit one definition of (national) deeply held values are
    values that are so  ingrained in the culture that a person would be puzzled or
    angry if asked about that value.  I've been trying to find such values,
    especially something universal.  The closest I have come to the latter is a
    quote from JFK:  "We all cherish our children's futures."  In
    Bulgaria students, colleagues and friends agree that a key value is "family
    above everything, followed by friends; no one else counts."  Bulgaria is
    pretty much homogeneous.   I am far too humble to begin to find a value for
    Americans, although I would like to say one of our values is "all men and
    women are equal, at least before the law."  For me, there is often a
    connection between values and ethics, but not always.  I agree with Carolyn that
    values are internal. I consider myself to be pretty ethical, but 11 years into
    my stay in a corrupt country I finally found myself paying a bribe to get
    something to which I was legally entitled.  I felt terrible.
    Ellen

    Prof. Ellen Greenberg
    Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski"
    Sofia, Bulgaria