The document discusses the concept of values, defining them as basic convictions that guide ethical behavior and inform our decisions of right and wrong. It explains the significance of value systems, which are collections of beliefs passed down through generations, particularly highlighting the Indian value system that emphasizes qualities like spirituality, family ties, and harmony. Lastly, it categorizes values into terminal, which are end-goals, and instrumental, which are means of achieving those goals.

1. VALUE AND VALUE
SYSTEMS
PRESENTED BY:
VAISHALI SHARMA
B.Sc Ag IVth year
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
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2. CONCEPT OF VALUES
❖ Values are the basic convictions that give us
a sense of right and wrong, good and bad.
❖ Thus values form the basis of ethical
behavior.

3. ETHICS
➢Ethics is the way the values are acted out.
➢Ethics is a set of moral principles or values
which is concerned with the righteousness or
wrongness of human behavior and which
guides your conduct in relation to others.

4. VALUE SYSTEM
➢ A value system is a set of consistent ethic
values and measures used for the
purpose of ethical or ideological
integrity.
➢ Value system comprises of all those
beliefs and viewpoints that the parents
pass on their next generation, they
further pass it on to and offspring and
so, the legacy goes on and on.

5. Indian value system
➢A common value system is one of the binding
ingredients that give Indians a common identity.
➢laid high stress on values like peaceful co
existence, spirituality, deference to elders,
recourse to nature, seeking prosperity, strong
family ties, joyousness and hospitality.

6. VALUE AND ATTITUDE

7. TYPES OF VALUES
I. Terminal Values
a. The desirable end-states of existence; the goals
an individual would like to achieve during his/her
life time.
II. Instrumental Values
a. The way to achieving goals.
b. The preferable modes of behaviour or means of
achieving one’s terminal values.

10. THANK’S