by Real life is messy and people typically do not fit into neat little boxes with values any more than they do in any other dimension of their lives. Using the New Dimensions framework, people may have some core values in more than one type. An individual said to have postmodern values, for example, may still identify some modern and/or integral values as well. It is more accurate to suggest that if someone has postmodern values, those represent the individual’s center of gravity.
The developmental approach (which says there is a consistent direction of change of time) suggests that some values get left behind—one doesn’t lose them, but rather shifts them down in the list of priorities. Similarly, some values are future-oriented or aspirational; in that case, an individual is moving toward them, but hasn’t quite incorporated them yet. So, we have a mix, usually, and a mix that typically evolves over time, as ur life conditions change and we are presented with new challenges to our values – sometimes our existing values are up to the task, and at other times we decide to change. Andy Hines
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