Do you agree that these values are core components in the culture of the US? Are there any you would challenge on that list, or any you feel should be added? Is your answer different today than it would have been before the Presidential election? Explain how. Finally, do you think it's possible for there to be universal values in a society with such a diverse society in which there is profound inequality?

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Look at the list of ten core values identified by Robin Williams (and the two Henslin added). Do you agree that these values are core components in the culture of the US? Are there any you would challenge on that list, or any you feel should be added? Is your answer different today than it would have been before the Presidential election? Explain how. Finally, do you think it's possible for there to be universal values in a society with such a diverse society in which there is profound inequality?

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he introduced them thusly: Equal an open door, accomplishment and achievement, material solace, movement and work, common sense and effectiveness, progress, science, a majority rules system and undertaking lastly opportunity. Williams continued by adding these fundamental beliefs after 1975: legalism, instruction, strict love and monogamy.

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