Declining American exceptionalism? Using the World Values Survey (WVS), I calculated mean scores for the United States on the following questions given several times over the past two decades:
How much freedom of choice and control
1982 7.4
1990 7.6
1995 7.6
1999 8.0
2006 7.6
We need larger income differences as incentives
1990 6.8
1995 5.5
1999 5.7
2006 6.1
Competition is good
1990 6.8
1995 6.8
1999 6.6
2006 6.4
A sense of freedom has perhaps gone up a bit since the early 80s. Feelings about income differences match conservative-liberal swings. In the era of Oprah and Obama, an appreciation of competition may be slipping. This is the one sign of declining Americanism.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
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