General Characteristics of

Value systems
 Value systems are sometimes also called wMemes, Stages of Consciousness, Levels
of Consciousness, Frames of Reference, Phases in Conscious Development or World
Views.
 Value systems are the deep-seated motives, levels of existence, worldviews, modes
of life, codes of behavior and values by which people and cultures live by.
 Value Systems may be seen as a perspective of the world, from which a person
deducts a couple of principles about what is good, bad, important or unimportant.
 Value Systems represent a way of thinking (a truth) in relationship to norms and
values, philosophy, family, religion, fashion, music, literature, politics, sports, life-
style and language.
 Value systems are fundamental systems of thoughts, motives, and instructions,
which determine how we make a decision and set priorities in our lives. (They are
the codes of behavior and modes of life of individuals and cultures)
 Value systems are the product of the interaction between someone’s life conditions,
someone’s neurological capacities and its context.
 Value systems can manifest in a healthy or in an unhealthy way.