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Worldview Analysis Table                       notable worldview theme #s

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CATEGORY

ATTRIBUTE

MOST IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT

ALSO A FACTOR

USA

ave

pts

1

Basis for Knowledge

A-- Reason

5A,  6, 10                           

1B, 13, 46A

19, 30, 31

147

B-- Faith

5B, 7A, 7B, 9A

2B, 8A, 8B, 15

2A, 9B, 21A, 47A

181

2

Problem Solving &

Understanding Approach

A--Reductionistic

5A, 6, 46A

1B, 19, 25

3, 26B, 46B

173

B--Wholistic

 7A, 12, 13, 27

4, 5B, 8A, 37B

14B, 21A, 47A, 47B

235

3

Respect for

Conflicting Beliefs

A--Tolerant

10, 16, 37B

1A, 32, 42

21A, 31, 47A

181

B--Intolerant

2B, 5A, 9A, 39B

1B, 14A, 20A, 20B

2A, 29B, 36A, 46B

68

4

Behavioral Aspect

A--Thinking, Doing (Head)

6, 13, 19, 29A, 46A

1B, 5A, 23B, 28B, 30

18B, 31, 39A, 40, 42

353

B--Feeling, Doing (Heart)

12, 17A, 18A, 28A, 29B

2B, 15, 21B, 33B, 39B

2A, 7B, 16, 17B, 35B

133

5

Emotional Realm

Behavior & Self Control

A--Restrained

17B, 29A, 42

18B, 20B, 47B

14A, 34, 39A

207

B--Unrestrained

17A, 18A, 29B

2B, 39B, 41

7B, 28A, 35A

39

6

Extent of Caring,

Boundary of Concern

A--Limited

3, 9A, 15, 25

 20B, 28A, 33A, 43

11A, 24, 37A, 41

105

B--Expanded

4, 13, 27, 37B, 51

16, 23A, 32, 42, 44B

11B, 21B, 31, 35B, 44A

344

7

Health Orientation --

Personal & Societal

A--Healthy

16, 17B, 28B, 29A

31, 32, 38, 42

18B, 21B, 35A, 45B

367

B--Unhealthy

33A, 33B, 41, 52

17A, 24, 29B, 39B

 18A, 28A, 36A, 45A

26

8

Personal Stimulation

Orientation

A--Novelty or Thrill Seeking

28A, 30, 33B

7B, 26A, 26B

12, 18A, 45A

121

B--Harm Avoidance

18B, 28B, 29A

9A, 14A, 45B

1A, 20A, 39A

165

9

Government Role

 in Economy                     

A--Pro Free Enterprise

19, 43, 50A

22A, 22B, 25

26A, 26B, 48

131

B-- Regulating, Intervening

20B, 40, 49B

23A, 49A, 51

20A, 27, 42

127

10

Respect for Authority

& Status Quo

A--Conservative

15, 20B, 34

9A, 14A, 46B

11A, 29A, 38

104

B--Receptive to Change

35B, 47B, 50B

13, 46A, 47A

1B, 11B, 42

132

11

Government by the

People Orientation

A--Pro Democracy

21A, 31, 48

 32, 42, 51

10, 37B, 50B

198

B--Anti Democracy

9A, 20B, 49B

15, 20A, 22B

36A, 36B, 46B

38

12

Driving Motivation

Behind Actions

A--Self Interest

19, 25, 43, 50A

3, 14A, 28A, 28B

22A, 22B, 26A, 26B

220

B--Altruistic, Compassion

16, 17B, 21B, 37B

27, 42, 44A, 44B

10, 32, 49A, 51

261

13

Material Realm

Behavior & Self Control

A--Thriving and Unrestrained

26B, 28A, 29B

26A, 43, 45A

19, 33B , 50A

161

B--Struggling or Restrained

23B, 28B, 29A, 42

16, 24, 33A, 45B

44A, 44B, 47B, 52

199

14

View of Human 

Nature & Future

A--Dim, Perhaps Grim

9B, 14A, 20B, 36A

17A, 29B, 33A, 46B

22B, 24, 36B, 39B

153

B--Bright, Idealized, Hopeful

13, 16, 37B, 42, 47A

8B, 10, 17B, 27, 51

8A, 14B, 31, 32, 47B

380

15

Relationship with

People & Nature

A--Competing, Apart, Master

19, 22B, 25, 39B, 43

20A, 22A, 26B, 46A, 46B

26A, 29B, 37A, 45A, 50A

243

B--Co-operating, Belonging

23A, 27, 37B, 40, 48

13, 16, 21A, 42, 47A

21B, 23B, 45B, 50B, 51

275

16

Self Directedness

A--Childish, Dependent

8B, 9A, 15, 18A

11A, 17A, 29B, 39B 

28A, 41, 45A, 52

129

B-- Adult, Independent

6, 13, 29A, 42, 46A

10, 11B, 18B, 35A, 39A

1B, 24, 28B, 31, 45B

362

17

Respect for

Individual Freedom

A--Values Individual Choice 

19, 30, 50A

26A, 26B, 43

25, 35A, 50B

165

B--Values Societal Stability

20B, 34, 49B

20A, 31, 49A

38, 42, 47A

91

18

Global

Happiness Index

A--Long-term Happiness

16, 27, 32, 37B, 42, 47B

17B, 23A, 23B, 28B, 31, 51

4, 13, 21B, 29A, 40, 45B

398

B--Eventual Misery for All 

17A, 25, 29B, 33A, 39B, 46B

20B, 22B, 24, 26B, 36A, 43

9B,15, 22A, 33B, 37A, 45A

151

 

 

 

 

 

RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL, OR ETHICAL TRADITIONS

   MOST IMPORTANT

     IMPORTANT

    ALSO A FACTOR

 

CHRISTIAN  (5A,10,17A,43; 29B,39B,46B,50A; 1B,26B,30,36A)

8A, 8B, 14A, 16, 17B

5B, 9B, 21B, 42, 47B

7B, 9A, 23B, 29A, 44A

352

CONFUCIAN (29B,35B,36A,50B; 32,43,45A,50A; 8A,8B,17A,28A)

16, 29A, 34, 38, 42

10, 20B, 39A, 45B, 47A

17B, 18B, 20A, 27, 28B

146

GREEN     (9B,22A,25,26B; 9A,37A,45A,46B; 28A,29B,36A,43)

4, 13, 23A, 27, 40

6, 23B, 37B, 42, 45B

16, 28B, 29A, 48, 51

88

HINDU     (5A,29B,36A,46B; 21A,35B,43,50A; 1B,10,17A,25)

7A, 14B, 16, 44B, 47B

20A, 29A, 34, 42, 44A

5B, 8A, 8B, 27, 28A

79

ISLAM      (5A,10,11B,32; 29B,30,35B,36A; 1B,26B,43,45A)

8A, 9A, 11A, 14A, 34

9B, 16, 21B, 29A, 42

5B, 7A, 8B, 23B, 45B

159

NEW AGE    (5A,6,25,46B; 29B,34,36A,39B; 1B,3,9A,37A)

5B, 7A, 7B, 27, 28B

8A, 12, 14B, 16, 37B

4, 9B, 13, 42, 47A

155

note: scores for themes in ( ) above are subtracted, whereas the other scores on themes are weighted by factors of 5, 3, and 1 respectively and then added