Structuration fonctionnelle du système de valeurs des Français selon le genre et le statut

Abstract

In France, public debate on values is often characterized by alarmist discourses that highlight the idea of a deep crisis in political, moral, and social values within French society. This crisis of values is thought to be linked to societal changes characterized by a rise in individualism and an increasing quest for autonomy and self-expression, at the expense of other more traditional values. Thus, this study aims to describe these emerging systems of values in France, drawing on Gouveia's Functional Theory of Values (1998, 2003) and the questionnaire that operationalizes it, administered to a sample of 1470 French participants, differentiated by gender and professional status. The results highlight the significant importance of survival needs and personal goals compared to prosperity needs and social or central goals, as well as differences related to gender and status.