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VALUES AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN BRITAIN STUDIES IN THE CONTEMPORARY VALUES OF MODERN SOCIETY The series is based on the large-scale social research programme initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group, Amsterdam, in the late 1970s and developed by a number of universities and research centres in different parts of the world. The series will explore the moral and social values of contemporary society prepar ing individual national reports, intercontinental and intercultural comparative studies and thematic reviews of major topics including the family and marriage; religion and personal morality; work attitudes and political participation. Extensive use will be made of the unique 27 nation data set possessed by collaborating centres sup plemented by newly commissioned follow-up studies where appropri ate and relevant research materials made available from other sources. Already published Mark Abrams, David Gerard and Noel Timms (editors) VALUES AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN BRITAIN Stephen Harding and David Phillips (with Michael Fogarty) CONTRASTING VALUES IN WESTERN EUROPE (forthcoming) Further titles in preparation VALUES AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN BRITAIN Edited by Mark Abrams, David Gerard and Noel Timms M in association with the Palgrave Macmillan ©The European Value Systems Study Group 1985 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1985 978-0-333-38676-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save w1th written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1985 Published by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Values and social change in Britain. 1. Social values 2. Great Britain- Social conditions---194>- 1. Abrams, Marks II. Gerard, David, 1940- III. Timms, Noel IV.European Value Systems Study Group 303.3'72 HN385.5 ISBN 978-0-333-38677-4 ISBN 978-1-349-17924-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-17924-4 This book is dedicated to the families of our contributors and to the sponsors of the British Study: private individ uals, charitable trusts and foundations, church organ isations and companies. Without their patience and gener osity it would not have been possible. Contents List of Figures ix List of Tables x Acknowledgements xv Membership of the European Value Systems Study Group xvi Notes on the Contributors xvii Introduction XIX x On Methods and Morals x A. H. Halsey 2 Demographic Correlates of Values 21 Mark Abrams 3 Religious Attitudes and Values 50 David Gerard 4 The Structure of Moral Values 93 David Phillips and Stephen Harding 5 Marriage and the Family 109 Jennifer Brown, Miriam Comber, Karen Gibson and Susan Howard 6 Participation and Political Values 146 David Phillips 7 British Attitudes to Work 173 Michael Fogarty 8 Values and Voluntary Work 201 David Gerard vii viii Contents 9 Values and the Nature of Psychological Well-being 227 Stephen Harding 10 Theological and Pastoral Reflections 253 John Mahoney 11 Subjectivism and Social Planning 279 David Watson General Appendix: Research Approach and Questionnaire Details 297 Technical Appendix and Glossary of Terms 327 Bibliography 334 Index 347 List of Figures 5.1 Aspects contributing to successful marriage SSA-1 125 5.2 Reasons considered sufficient for divorce SSA-1 131 6.1 Distribution of 'left-right' positions 155 9.1 A model of happiness or psychological well-being 246 9.2 The relationship between psychological well-being and self-reported health 248 ix List of Tables 1.1 Some British attitudes in European perspective 13 2.1 Age composition of each class 22 2.2 Per cent of respondents endorsing 'traditional' values 28 2.3 Global values by social class 28 2.4 Global values by class and age 29 2.5 Percentage endorsement of traditional values by age and social class 31 2.6 Percentage endorsement of traditional religious values by social class and age 32 2.7 Percentage endorsement of traditional sex values 34 2.8 Percentage endorsement of traditional family values 36 2.9 Percentage endorsement of patriotic values 38 2.10 Percentage endorsement of traditional work values 40 2.11 Percentage endorsement of traditional property values 43 2.12 Average life-satisfaction scores (Max 10) in each class 48 3.1 Indicators of religious commitment, Great Britain compared with the European average/percentages 60 3.2 Importance of God to various groups, identified by religious disposition, religious practice, conception of God and orthodox belief 62 3.3 Relationship between religious disposition and institutional attachment 66 3.4 Percentage distribution of sample according to overall religious commitments 67 3.5 Socio-demographic profile 70 3.6 Religious commitment by age, sex and working status of women 71 X
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