Module 4.1: Values, Beliefs and Actions: B. The Nature of Values

Question 1

91)According to _______, “values always have a ______.”
(92)He states that the values we consider “_________” are actually “actions violating
the standard behavior but are rationalized in the context of existing values.

” He
further claims that these so-called negative values are actually labeled because they
were used in the wrong way. Pakikisama is a Filipino value. It can become a negative
value when someone takes drugs due to peer pressure and later would resort to
stealing (Jocano,1997). The person then might justify such acts as taking drugs and
stealing by saying, “nadala lang ako sa ila or naumid lang ako sa ila.” Commitment
of crimes are labeled as misuse of values or violation of the principles of values

Answer 1

Landa Jocano
negative

Question 2

93)Values are ______ that they affect the totality of the person’s life.

They
control one’s actions and choices. They also determine a group’s feelings of likes and
dislikes as well as feelings related to what is acceptable and unacceptable.

(94) _______ serve as a guide to one’s plan, decision making and response to change.
(95)Values are related to one’s search for _______ .

(96)“For we say that
life is meaningful when a man has formed something _____ of arousing his
commitment to it; something deserving of his best efforts, something worth living
for” (Andres, 1980).

Knowing one’s purpose in life also aids in determining what one
values most.

Answer 2

influential

Values

meaning in life

capable