Date: 2023
Type: Article
Implications of the theory of basic human values for the second demographic transition : interdependence and individualism in the era of self-fulfillment
European journal of population, 2023, Vol. 39, Art. 29, OnlineOnly
SMALLENBROEK, Oscar, Implications of the theory of basic human values for the second demographic transition : interdependence and individualism in the era of self-fulfillment, European journal of population, 2023, Vol. 39, Art. 29, OnlineOnly
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I examine the implications of a modern psychological theory of values for the Second Demographic Transition (SDT). The SDT derives its values theory and measurement from Maslow, who noted that resource-rich environments cause value shifts towards personal-focused growth values. However, Maslow has been replaced by the theory of basic human values (TBHV) which distinguishes person and social-focused growth values. This distinction has two important implications for the SDT. First, some individualistic and self-expressive values identified by the SDT are not growth but basic need motivated and therefore functions of resource-poor environments. Second, the TBHV values on interdependence and independence are strongly influenced by gender and reflect preferences for family and care or career. Therefore, these values can be used to address critiques of the SDT based on the stalled gender revolution. I show that distinguishing values as described in the TBHV can be useful for the SDT. I find that benevolence (interdependence) is positively and openness to change (autonomy/stimulation) is negatively related to marriage in the Netherlands using longitudinal panel data and discrete event history models.
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Published online: 01 September 2023
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/76216
Full-text via DOI: 10.1007/s10680-023-09677-0
ISSN: 1572-9885; 0168-6577
Publisher: Springer
Sponsorship and Funder information:
This article was published Open Access with the support from the EUI Library through the CRUI - Springer Transformative Agreement (2020-2024).
This research was funded by Nuffic contract number CF 11331. The LISS panel data were collected by CentERdata (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) through its MESS project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.
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