The structure of values among Northern Sotho speaking people in South Africa

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compile a culture specific taxonomy of human values in Northern Sotho. With respect to cross-cultural comparisons the outcome of the study shows that in Northern Sotho, religious themes and social commitment play a more important role than in German, and that religious issues correlate with social concerns. The other dimensions share some aspects with the German factors but mainly reflect the religious and collective values of traditional African culture.