Analyzed the lyrics of the 100 most popular songs in America from the 1950s to the 1980s to assess their value themes. Extracted nine value themes: romantic love, celebration, humanitarianism, antiestablishmentarianism, friendship, patriotism, narcissism, self-esteem, and nostalgia. Romantic love, particularly that of "innocent" young…

Discusses the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of Values Clarification, and explores conservative religious and political criticisms. Proposes a reconceptualization of Values Clarification that addresses these concerns in an attempt to revitalize the topic of values conflict and clarification and to establish an empirically-based guidance for…

Describes the development of a Values Conflict Resolution Assessment (VCRA) and reports on validation and reliability. Items were constructed from theoretical criteria in values clarification and decision making with "ethical-emotional" and "rational-behavioral" components. VCRA scores correlated negatively with…