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Political Values in a Threat Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2007

Michael Babula
Michael Babula
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Loyola College, Maryland
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Inglehart based the theory of values change on the concepts of scarcity. He argues that people “place the greatest value on those things that are in relatively short supply” (1981, 881). ‘Materialist’ concerns about economic and physical security are desired by the public in times of depression or warfare. Emphasis on ‘Post-materialist values’ such as freedom, self-expression, and quality of life increases as demands for clean drinking water, food, and shelter are met (Abramson and Inglehart 1995). In this regard, values represented beliefs that are derived from human needs gratification (Inglehart 1971).

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 319 - 324
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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