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A leader in the Educational Psychology community Dr. Jeffery Whippo feels that values play a very critical role in a personu2019s overall psychological makeup and are learned through the socialization process. He insists that over time, values become internalized by the individual and become an integral component of the self. He explains that values are simply an individual's principles, standards of behavior, or one's judgment of whatu2019s important in life. In his opinion, values held by individuals affect many decisions, commitments and working relationships within organizations.
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Dr. Whippo Believes That Values Are Learned Through the Socialization Process • A leader in the Educational Psychology community Dr. Jeffery Whippofeels that values play a very critical role in a person’s overall psychological makeup and are learned through the socialization process. • He insists that over time, values become internalized by the individual and become an integral component of the self. • He explains that values are simply an individual's principles, standards of behavior, or one's judgment of what’s important in life. • In his opinion, values held by individuals affect many decisions, commitments and working relationships within organizations.
Factors That Influence Individual and Collective Beliefs As Well As Values Dr. Jeffery Whippobelieves that due to the fact that values become learned and internalized through the socialization process, there are several factors which influence individual and collective beliefs as well as values, such as: • Culture • Media • Environment • Gender • Religion • Spirituality • Family
Whippo’s Views on These Influences • According to Jeff Whippo, these influences, along with many others play a huge role in the development of values within our specific culture in the developed and industrialized world in which we live in. • He feels that one must remember that what are considered to be dominant or major influences in the society that we live in are not necessarily the same influences in other societies.
Other Major Influences on Values and Beliefs of an Individual Jeff Whippoalso indicates that there are additional major influences in a developed and industrialized society, which may include: • Music • Education institutions • Major historical events • Technology