progressive values
Forward-thinking social beliefs
Progressive values are political and social beliefs emphasizing equality, social justice, and government intervention to address systemic problems.
The term implies support for expanding civil rights, environmental protection, economic redistribution, and challenging traditional hierarchies.
What counts as progressive shifts over time—yesterday's progressive positions often become mainstream: She was raised with progressive values.
The phrase frequently appears in political discourse, sometimes approvingly, sometimes dismissively.
- gender equalityEqual treatment regardless sex
- equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- inclusionBeing made part
- diversityState of varied elements
human rights · vote · universal healthcare · intersectionality · freedom of speech · renewable energy · gun control · bodily autonomy · mutual aid · climate action · living wage · restorative justice · harm reduction · anti-racism · circular economy · affordable housing · civil liberties · voting rights
- humanismsecular humanism, Renaissance humanism, classical humanism, humanist values, human dignity
- post-materialismself-expression, self-actualization, quality of life, anti-consumerism, downshifting
progressive valuesconservative values
Beliefs favoring established norms
conservatism · right-wing ideology · paleoconservatism · social conservatism · Trumpism
progressive valuesstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
traditionalism · conservatism · backward-looking · anti-reform · antiquarianism
progressive valuestraditional values
Long-established cultural principles
patriarchal values · family values · Victorian values · religious values