THE AMERICAN VALUES

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Belief of achieving your goals.

INDIVIDUALISM

• Americans strongly believe that success comes
• Through hard work and initiative

WORK

• Most Americans value work regardless of the rewards involve.
• They view: discipline, dedication, and signs of virtue

MORALITY AND HUMANITARIANISM

• Most Americans place a high value on morality and tend to view the world
• In terms of right and wrong.

EFFICIENCY AND PRACTICALITY

• To solve a solution using their best method.

PROGRESS AND MATERIAL COMFORT

• Americans have always looked to the future with optimism.
• They believe that through hard work and determination, living standards will
• Continue to improve

EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY

• Many Americans believe that to have human equality, there must be
• An equality of opportunity and an equal chance at success
• The U.S. Declaration of Independence proclaims "We hold these truths to be
• Self evident, that all men are created equal."

FREEDOM

• Americans particularly value personal freedoms of choice such as:
• Religion, speech, and press, which are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.

SELF FULFILLMENT

• Americans believe satisfying their needs is a important value in life.

EDUCATION

• Americans believe that discovering knowledge is the key to power.

RELIGION

• Believing in something that sets your life forever, in life and death

SUCCESS

• To perform to your highest.