Value Conflict

Value Conflict

• Values those Beliefs which are important to a person
• Values are ideas that we aspire to achieve like equality
• Values evaluate our actions. Eg some may prefer honesty over success
• A set of values form a value system

Value Conflict

• It occurs when individual values come in conflict with the institution’s values
• Value based conflict is quite common in public policy
• Many policy decisions are choices between competing values
• Example – efforts to promote equality may come in conflict with merit and efficiency
• Example – Need for national security may come in conflict with Right to Privacy
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Human Values

• Values shared by all human beings irrespective of their religion, culture or nationality
• These guide our interaction with other human beings. It is what we expect others and to do and what we aim to give to others
• Eg everyone wants to be loved or live in peace. Thus love and peace are human values
• Other examples – Truth, Respect, Justice, Compassion, Discipline etc
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Role of Family in inculcating Values

• Family is the first social institution a child interacts with
• He acquires his/her first set of ideas, values and morals from his family. Eg. A child coming from a family of criminals is more vulnerable to committing one himself.
• The family environment aids the intellectual growth of a child. Eg stories of children from poor families clearing tough exams because their parents guided them in the right direction.
• Elders in Indian Joint Family systems play a moderating role. It is absent in western societies. Thus, if children do not get along with parents, they tend to drift apart.
• Healthy customs passed on from generations help a child in leading a disciplined and organized life. Eg. Diwali Pooja teaches us the virtue of humility and gratitude.
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Role of Educational Institutions in inculcating Values

• Education necessary means transmission of values and knowledge
• A school acts as a small controlled society that provides the right environment for the moral growth of a child
• Teachers play a role model for children. They shape their behaviour outside family. Eg building a scientific temper. Values of cooperation, leadership, responsibility, sincerity, work ethics are learnt in school
• Social Justice, Democracy, Secularism etc are not mere theoretical terms, but ethical values that are to imparted to a child for him to grow into a responsible citizen of the country