Value is the importance of an object, a phenomenon. At the same time, its significance and usefulness act as subjective assessments of specific properties involved in the sphere of human social life. This concept has a wide scope, but it is especially often used in the field of art.
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Value is something abstract that a person almost constantly needs. If this need has ceased to be present in the aspirations of the individual, this may indicate the beginning of its moral degradation. Values in our lives exist in a systematic way, while acting as a guide in the real world. Moreover, the concept of "value system" means those objects and phenomena that a person considers the most important in the world around him. This system, as a rule, has a direct relationship with motivation. So, the formation of values occurs with the participation of cognitive and volitional processes of the individual.
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The concept of "value" can be used in a variety of meanings:
- in the value of the characteristics of the subject as recognition of its significance. In this sense, such types of values as material and spiritual are distinguished. Material - this, for example, products from precious stones and metals, expensive fabrics and other items that are of high cost and aesthetic qualities. With regard to spiritual values, the "clear" example of spiritual value is morality, wisdom, art.
- in the meaning of an indication of the social, cultural significance of an object or phenomenon.
- in economics, this term is used as a synonym for the concept of "consumer value" - the usefulness of an item for a consumer.
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The methods of forming values are mostly associated with education or with the intranational (or international) propaganda of certain concepts of value. Usually, values formed under the influence of economic conditions are widespread and affect the values of society in general. Universal human (material and spiritual) values have always been the focus of attention of many scientific researchers.
