Waht are the main values we have lost as a society in the last 50 years???

Answer 1

The value of prayer, of believing in God, honesty, decency, morale, the idea of what is right and what is wrong

Answer 2

Values are never completely lost, they just become more or less fashionable.

Good manners, politeness, courtesy are less valued then they were 50 years ago.

Greed is now good - or it was in the 80s (and I think we all realize that in the religion of commerce it still is good) - but it was bad back when.

In general, the more people there are the less being a person is valued - and there a lot more people around now than 50 years ago.

Answer 3

Respect --for ourselves & for others---DEFINITELY for our elders( the government leads in this category). Many parents have lost sight of the fact that they r the adults & children r not---discipline! Treat others as YOU want to be treated, or if u dont have much self-respect, then as u would want the thing or person u care most about treated. Caring, kindness toward God's things & creatures. There is something missing regarding teaching our children about God. A very big one is self-control. It seems there's a lot of that lacking all over this country. You didn't ever hear of Boot Camps for kids with behavior problems 50 years ago. What happened to the importance of the Ten Commandments??!!

Answer 4

Good or bad, we have lost our sense of class. Classicism I mean. It bothers me that we have lost respect of the values of elitism. By breaking down that social barrier we lack a touchstone by which to measure our lives against societies' greatest wishes. This is especially irritating when fame (read as money and status/class) is coming so easily to those that lack true talent. Case in point: vaudeville. It used to be that you had to be multi-talented to make it in entertainment; now, specialization has lead to less talent both cumulatively and separately. Lacking strict class lines has blurred importance/value.

Answer 5

A strong work ethic, a strong family unit, contributing to your community, taking care of the elderly, educating our children...
Oh the list is endless. But that isn't to say everything was "peachy-keen" in the 50's. We're not improving though, we're becoming doubtful, resentful, and more content to sit back and watch life happen, instead of living it and helping others live a full life as well.

Answer 6

Personal responsibility.
Now when things go wrong we sue, blame, pass laws and point fingers.
Used to be that if we got sick because we smoked, broke a leg by jumping on a trampoline, choked on a piece of meat that we didn't chew well enough, or got burned by hot coffee, we accepted that we had screwed up and went on. Now it has to be someone else's fault and they have to pay us for our mistakes and lack of common sense.
It is so wrong. No values will remain strong or trusted when this is happening. None.

Answer 7

comparing western societies today with those of the 1950s:

we no longer believe that women are inferior citizens and undeserving of equal wages or access to higher education;

we no longer take for granted that jews, blacks, and asians are racially tainted and need to be segregated from decent white folk in housing, healthcare and even religious observance;

we no longer feel that same sex-acts of affection should lead to a prison sentence or invasive drug- or surgery-based moral re-orientation.

americans still circumcise - but the rest of the west gave up infant genital mutilation decades ago.

Answer 8

Being aware of our intricately developed value systems.

Not having sex before mariage, affection yes, but... . Who gives the prize before the race is run?

Family togetherness. Leaving your children with someone else is a scary thought to me. Just be very very careful about trusting others.

Families used to enjoy things together, entertain each other, accomplish things together. Today many parents don't care what musical instrument their child plays if any, they are plunked down in front of tvs, the lowest form of enertainment; wherewith we are saped of our creative energy.

Answer 9

I think that women have stopped requiring men to step up in a lot, NOT ALL, cases. Therefore killing chivalry. Men can share that blame but women need to have some standards and know we have a lot of power. And now I will get off the soapbox.

Answer 10

Family values are lacking in todays society. And respect of elders is definetely lacking. When do u see kids helping someone with their bags, or giving up their seat anymore? never, and it's not good.

Answer 11

I think we've lost our empathy. There is such constant, rampant bad news (i.e. crimes, accidents, disasters) and we are so bombarded with it by the media, we've become numb to it in a way and even the most horrific, shocking stories don't really shock us anymore.

I think as a society, we've also lost our sense of respect, privacy and minding one's own business. Everyone seems to want to be in everyone else's mix. (Enter the media referenced above!)