Previous chapters considered value theories of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and
philosophy. These disciplines can benefit and learn from one another, and closer interaction …

This book offers an interdisciplinary introduction to value theory. It reviews how researchers
in four academic disciplines–psychology, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy …

This chapter sets up the upcoming chapters of the book and introduces four essential
aspects of value. The topic of value has personal, social, and cultural dimensions, and value …

Anthropologists have spent tremendous effort developing value theory. We might generally
understand value theory as a form of social theory concerned with what groups of people …

Few concepts are bandied about more liberally in popular, normative, and explanatory
scholarly discourse than that of values. In the popular realm, parents are eager to have their …

This book explores the nature of values, and the status of value studies, at the turn of the
millennium. The contributors, nineteen philosophers from fourteen countries, introduce and …

This is a conceptual and methodological paper about improving our notion of human values.
While it is recognized that talk of values has become increasingly popular in many walks of …

Most psychologists take value to be abstract motivational goals that transcend situations and
that systematically relate to one another. First, this chapter introduces the ideas of historical …

Anthropological theories of value highlight the cultural processes responsible for value
creation, re-creation, and transmission. This chapter provides an overview of the most …