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Definitions of Value
(noun) An ideal or principle that determines what is correct, desirable, or morally proper.
Examples of Value
- honesty
- strong work ethic
Value Pronunciation
Syllabification: val·ue
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /vAl-yoo/
- British English – /vAl-yoo/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈvælju/
- British English – /ˈvaljuː/
Usage Note
- Plural: values
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Additional Information
- Word origin of “value” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Hitlin, Steven. 2008. Moral Selves, Evil Selves: The Social Psychology of Conscience. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Hitlin, Steven, and Jane Allyn Piliavin. 2004. “Values: Reviving a Dormant Concept.” Annual Review of Sociology 30:359–93.
- Hitlin, Steven, and Stephen Vaisey, eds. 2013. Handbook of the Sociology of Morality. New York: Springer.
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Cite the Definition of Value
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “value.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/value/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
value. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/value/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “value.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/value/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“value.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/value/>.