Structured and semi-structured questionnaire data are presented which reveal comprehensive portraits of five discriminable value orientations among college students: Privatism (males); Privatism (females); Identity-seekers (males); Identity-seekers (females); and Proletariat males. These results are interpreted in the context of (1) previous research on student value orientations and related areas, (2) theories of personality, and (3) contemporary social, political, ethical, and artistic trends.
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