Time perspectives were studied for 2 groups of alienated students. From the discrepancy berween own values and the perceived values of Western culture it was found that Ss who attributed greater conservatism to their culture (radical alienation) were significantly more oriented to the present than Ss attributing greater radicalism to their culture (conservative alienation), while the latter group were significantly more oriented to personal and historical past.
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