Attitudes, Values, and Adolescent Politicization
upon the work of Getzels (1972) and others. For each of four values, or conceptions of the desirable, there were four possible scale positions: early or ol-der traditional, traditional, transitional, and emergent. A fifth scale had only two positions, either emergent or traditional. The five values, followed by the specific scale positions, were (1) purpose of work: for either security, success, interpersonal relations, or social responsibility; (2) time for satisfaction: possibly never, later, now, or