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Macrovalues: The Nordic Countries Compared*

Department of Sociology, University of Trondheim

The macrovalues of the Nordic countries are generally seen as dominated by leftism (especially a strong egalitarianism), high level of life salisfactions, and weak religiosity. Using data from the EVSSG World Values Study we present some empirical evidence relating to these propositions. We find no support for the claim that leftism is dominant, while support for the other two theses is fairly strong We speculate that the failing support for leftism is partly caused by the achievements of egalitarian policies, which weaken demand for more of the same, and partly impeded by the problems that the implementation of the leftist agenda created in these societies.

Acta Sociologica, Vol. 33, No. 3, 219-234 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/000169939003300304


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