Valued C + X

Unvalued M + A

Description

Collective-horizontal values

View and relation to people as representatives of their social group or collective.

Society envisioned as preserving hierarchy and in-group cohesion.

Alignment of individual thought, identity, and action with collective authority.

Orientation toward cognitive closure.

Negative extreme: totalitarianism.

General Meaning

Collective as primary unit

Informational Level

Delegated epistemic authority

Social Level

Vertical structures, person as group representative

Psychological Level

Formal, ranked relationships, conditioned by in-group/out-group status

Physical Level

Rank-calibrated bodily bearing

Spectrum Clusters

The characteristic factors

1
Cluster Description

Hierarchy and vertical power

2
Cluster Description

Collective identity and loyalty

3
Cluster Description

Group interests above the individual

4
Cluster Description

Patriotism, nationalism, tradition

5
Cluster Description

Control and sanctions