What is the Meaning & Definition of values

The concept of value is multiple and can refer to a variety of elements. In general, the term is used to measure or assess the qualities of an object, individual or situation or reality and determine whether it is positive or negative, i.e., the value provides an estimate about the above things, for example, such a thing or person is good for us or not we should not in our plan or goal...
Then, the values in this sense are rather principles that will enable us to guide our behavior in relation to the goal of self-realisation. Belief in such value and not in another will that you actually prefer this or that or to reject the other. Values are also a way to satisfy desires or reach the fullness.
Value and behavior, a close association and which is fed back
Person acting in what way or such will do undoubtedly based on the beliefs that have and of course values, for example, the value that is in particular issue will result in an action with respect to her. When it is popularly said that an individual lives based on the values that proclaims it will be widely considered because it respects their values and acts in harmony with them. Such people choose to always act according to the values in which it believes.
Have values, especially in what concerns the relationship with the environment and the rest of society will help the person to engage successfully in any field because it makes clear what is what will make or not before a certain event. It is more difficult to confront someone who does not have values because no one knows or will have a vague idea of how it will respond to a particular event.
Values: ethics and morality
On the other hand, when you talk about "values" in the plural, often, this expression has a relation with the ethics and morals of an individual or group of individuals.
According to the different historical social contexts, values may vary, as long as the ethics and morality of the societies also disagree.
Values and their contribution to the harmonious coexistence of a society
Each individual as a result of the position in which it was born or the education you received will have certain values that are the result. Rather will come from its inner part and guide their actions in certain life situations that must choose between this or that way. Now, by this situation we must emphasize that each person's personal values may differ with respect to another and this is precisely because none comes from the same place and it had traced experiences.
Meanwhile on the other hand, General or also known as universal human values are characterized by being agreed, accepted and socially respected by the majority of the people, and people acquired them as a result of the processes of socialization to which we are subjected in family education first and then in the school.
In reference to the more general human values, we can say that they are those that strengthen the man in his human quality and its relationship with other men, those who constitute the man as an exemplary being among other things.
Many of them have to do with the membership of the man with a family or social environment and are linked to the respect, tolerance, honesty, loyalty, effort, responsibility, solidarity and dignity. More recently, he began to consider the communication in the various orders of life (family, work, social, and recreational) as relevant as value Exchange and relationship.
In short, human values are those that give greatness men overcoming their own freedoms and individual interests, in pursuit of those ideas and actions that benefit society in general and to his neighbor.
At the same time, the values are associated with different contexts of belonging, in many cases the religions are the environment facing man solidarity practices framework, but also organizations non-profit in various societies of the world seek to promote the preservation of the values and the pursuit of visions and missions more humane and significant, fighting for causes that considered just like peace and love.
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