community values
Collective moral compass
Community values are the shared beliefs, principles, and standards held by a group of people who live together or share common interests.
These might include expectations about behavior, priorities like safety or education, or ideals about how members should treat one another: The neighborhood association cited community values in opposing the nightclub.
The phrase often appears in debates about what belongs in public spaces or who belongs in a community, sometimes as a way to enforce conformity or exclude outsiders.
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- respectRegard with honor
- golden ruleFundamental operating principle
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- shared responsibilityDuty divided among parties
mutual aid · giving back · solidarity · lending a hand · looking out · good neighbor · tradition · honesty · trustworthiness · fairness · justice · customs · empathy · stewardship · conservation · inclusivity · compassion · kinship
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Islamic cinemaQuran recitation, hijab, Ramadan, Eid, Mecca
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
community valuesself-interest
Concern for personal advantage
individualism · egoism · personal autonomy · self-centeredness · atomism
community valuesanomie
Breakdown of shared standards
alienation · fragmentation · disconnection · isolation · social isolation
community valuesmoral relativism
Values vary by context
nihilism · amorality · lawlessness · valuelessness · moral bankruptcy