What does the Schwartz’s model inquire into?
Sociology
Keywords:
values, cross-cultural research, positivismAbstract
Some of the claims made by S.H. Schwartz to have successfully tested his own model of values analysis can be explained by flawed logic and items (circular reasoning, use of seemingly universal items, belief in value-neutral descriptions, reliance on assumptions of social-choice theories). It is shown that Schwartz’s model items are not of general purpose but discrete. At the same time they are of value-coloured content. Therefore it is difficult to estimate the similarities and differences of cultures in the light of the answers of respondents, representing them. Social-choice theories’ presumptions can be unproductive as well owing to society’s class structure.References
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