Traditionalism, Modernism, Postmodernism - Worldview Analysis in the Context of Values

Abstract

This study aims to diagnose three worldviews were: traditionalism, modernism and postmodernism (all of them relate to the stages of Western culture described by Bauman) and value systems (referring to the Rokeach theory). The constructs were measured according to the Borowiak Questionnaire “How do you view yourself and the world around you?” and the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS). The research was conducted on a sample of 368 Polish students. The authors sought answers to the question of which values – collectivist or individualistic – are associated with the indicated worldviews. It appeared that a worldview and values (giving a desired direction in life) are linked in the following manner: a traditionalist worldview is correlated with collectivist values, modernist and postmodernist worldviews – with individualist values (although these values do not overlap).