Robin Williams Ten Core Values In American Society

In American society we hold certain values. Sociologist Robin Williams in 1965 identified ten core values Americans consider important to society. Some of these values were achievement and success, freedom, equality, and group superiority. Unity was not one of those values. I mean, we are the United States of America. However, amongst all the technological advances in today’s world, unity still befuddles us. Imagine people standing in a circle holding hands on a globe. You can’t see their features, what style of clothes their wearing, nor can you see the color of their skin. What do you see? Light emitting from their silhouettes lighting up the world. Although inspiring, I will show you that in reality the values of our American society contradicts the concept of unity, why it is close to impossible to achieve, and how it’s an integral part of our society in order to perpetuate our societal lifestyle. Williams’ top ten core values complimented the values preceding it. As a society we value freedom, democracy, and equality, however we also value a concept that is contradictory. We stress the same importance on a value called group superiority. Group superiority is when a group values themselves higher than another. It is instinctive as a group to want to be the best and prove we are the best. I mean, Americans are
Does it mean that a person has to give up their values or personality for another person or group? Society itself? It seems as if that’s the case. But just to be clear, that is not necessary. Unity doesn’t mean we all have to be the same. It is coming to an understanding in how to achieve maximum satisfaction with our fellow man. We do not have to trade off the individual person we are in order to attain unity. We are meant to be different. But we are also meant to coexist and live equally. No matter the time period reaching full capacity of being unified as a society is an action hard to