My MA class participated in an exercise about Values for me. I asked them to identify a female, and a male known to them, and identify 4 reason why they valued these people. Then we did the same with a woman and a man in the public domain.
I have listed below some of the raw data. I am seeking a few more contributors - there were only 7 in the class at the time, 5 women, 2 men, so I need more men to balance the data. I will then sort the data by the first column, to see whether values specified can be associated with gender or public/private knowledge. I should then visit a museum to see whether any of the portraits on display fit any of the grouped criteria.
Interestingly no-one listed power, wealth, status or beauty as a value - yet these are the common values of the paternalistic commercial society.
These will be broken down by age and gender of contributor, and private/public nature of subject.
Female individual
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Loves intensely
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Reliable and steadfast
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Goodness – making sure, doing her best
for those around her, kitchen sink and fruit bowl,
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Self Sacrifice
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Male individual
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Clever, inventive
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Human
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Relation to nature, to the earth
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Hard working
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Female public
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Holding people to account
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Incisive
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Sense of rightness for society
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Measured
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Male public
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Insight (representing egalitarian,
democratic view, image of Britain)
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Humanity
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Courage
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Creativity
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Male individual
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Energy (lots of it)
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Discrimination (ability to identify
differences based on criteria)
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Supportiveness
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Similar tastes
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Female individual
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Intelligence
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Full on character
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Similar problems
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A beautiful soul
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Female public
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Massive creativity
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Visually creative (amazing clothes)
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Beautiful work transcending boundaries –
mix of popular and avant garde
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Intelligence
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Male public
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Intelligence
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Good ethical person
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Transcends country’s own values
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Good ethical values
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Female individual
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Supportive
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Collaborative
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Imaginative
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Honest
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Male individual
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Supportive
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Collaborative
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Imaginative
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Honest
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Female public
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Strong
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Imaginative
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Plays long game – no compromise to get
quick solution
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Collaborative
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Male public
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Makes tough ideas easier to achieve
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Can do approach
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Seemingly boundless energy
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Collaborative
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Female individual
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Kind
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Caring
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Generous
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Male Individual
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Patient
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Witty
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Caring
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Loyal
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Female public
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Educated
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Friendly
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Interested in me
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Patient
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Male public
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Safe
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Friendly
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Interested in me
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Knowledgeable
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Female individual
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Honest
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Reliable
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Grounded
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Principled
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Male individual
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Earnest
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Light hearted
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Modest
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Intelligent
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Female public
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Self assured
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Intelligent
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Strong Communicator
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Does not appear to take self too
seriously
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Male public
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Challenges
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Assertive
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Brave
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Intelligent
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Male individual
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