One of the most significant in the behavior of both an individual person and large social groups is a stable set of concepts and meanings, in accordance with which the whole existence of a group or individual is built. Value orientation is the fundamental basis of the existence of any society. This is a set of certain initial concepts, which unites people in a single community for a particular set of attributes.
But society is made up of individuals. And value orientation is also a set of concepts by which each person exists within the framework of society. Deviation from generally accepted norms and values by society is not approved. The commonality of value orientations is the very spiritual bonds that make a large group of scattered people a single people.
The position of the individual in society is largely determined by value orientations. This set of concepts and principles cannot conflict with those generally accepted in a particular social environment.
Value orientation is, in fact, the main
characteristic of a person. In addition to personal qualities, such as passionarity, charisma and creativity, it is she who largely determines the fate and social potential of each individual. It is impossible to underestimate the importance that the formation of the value orientations of the young generation has. Without a certain set of core qualities, a person simply will not be successful, no matter which path he chooses for himself. If a person from childhood has the potential of a leader and is charged with achieving success at all costs, then it is very likely that a person will achieve his success in life. He will overcome all obstacles and crush all competitors. To put it very briefly, value orientation is fate. The future of a person, and everything that he will achieve in his life: welfare, career, social influence, directly depends on how it will be formed.
Politics as a struggle of value orientations
Politics is nothing but a struggle of the value orientations of large groups of the population for influence on society as a whole. Each interested public group is actively trying to impose its own value orientations on the whole society. The methodology for such promotion can be the most diverse and unpredictable, but ultimately it comes down to money and control over the media.
One often hears that the only rule in this struggle for
value orientations is the absence of any rules. Most often, in the sphere of struggle for domination, two opposing principles are clearly traced: conservative-protective and progressive-liberal. Naturally religion cannot stand aside from value concepts, regardless of confession.
The priests in various robes are actively trying to control the situation and impose their value orientations even on those who do not ask them about it.