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  • Traditional mainstream (traditional bourgeois)

    2 5.88%
  • Modern mainstream (modern bourgeois)

    1 2.94%
  • Upper conservatives (new conservatives)

    1 2.94%
  • Convenience oriented

    1 2.94%
  • Social climbers

    1 2.94%
  • Cosmopolitans

    11 32.35%
  • Post materialists

    4 11.76%
  • Post-modern hedonists

    13 38.24%
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    Default What is your Mentality profile?

    The Mentality(TM) test was developed by Dutch research company Motivaction. It results in a profile that is sociological in nature, and it identifies 8 value and life style orientations:

    Post-modern hedonists
    Post materialists
    Kosmopolitans (Cosmopolitans)
    Upper conservatives (new conservatives)
    Social climbers
    Convenience oriented
    Modern mainstream (modern bourgeois)
    Traditional mainstream (traditional bourgeois)

    Link to the questionnaire:

    http://xs.motivaction.nl/s.r4a?i=MentmotiEN&extid=200



    some more info translated from their Dutch-language site:

    Traditional Bourgeois Modern bourgeois Upper Conservatives Convenience Oriented Social Climbers Cosmopolitans Post materialist Postmodern hedonist
    Ambitions To hold on to traditional norms and values
    Family as cornerstone of society
    Quiet and harmonious living
    To find balance between traditional norms and values and change
    Family as cornerstone of society
    To acquire status and respect
    To hold on to traditional norms and values
    Protecting social status
    Material wealth
    Free and easy living
    Entertainment
    Having a career
    Acquire social status
    To be free from tradition and obligations
    Social success
    Self development
    Socially engaged
    Self development
    Solidarity and socially engaged
    Consideration for immaterial values
    To be free
    Live in the here-and-now
    To engage in new experiences
    To be indepent
    Society and politics Involved
    Solidarity with minorities and the environment
    Nationally/locally oriented
    Acceptance of authority and rules
    Longing for authority and rules
    Longing for recognition and appreciation
    Hierarchical
    Critical
    Interested in politics and history
    Uninterested
    Longing for recognition and appreciation
    Work and achievement
    Open attitude to change and progress
    International orientation
    Longing for recognition and appreciation
    Internationally oriented
    Socially and politically engaged
    Tolerant
    Socially and politically engaged
    Reflective and critical
    Solidarity and tolerance
    Internationally interested
    Little involvement
    Tolerance
    Equal opportunities
    Work and achievement Subservient to family life
    Disciplined
    Security
    Income and challenge
    Provides identity
    More important than private life
    Little ambition
    No security or responsibility
    Central role
    Provides identity and status
    Improve income
    Central drive
    Ambitious
    Improve income
    Provides identity and status
    Not a central drive
    Balance between work and private life
    To be of use to society
    No central role
    Less important than private sphere
    Life style Sense of duty
    Order, regularity and discipline
    Risk-evading
    Sober and prudence
    Oriented towards passive entertainment
    Conformistic and risk-evading
    Stable life
    Consumption and entertainment oriented
    Materialistic and status-aware
    Technology-minded
    Art and culture
    Sober
    Risk-evading
    Attachment to etiquette
    Impulsive, aimed at the here-and-now
    Informal
    Materialistic and oriented towards consumption
    Entertainment and experience-oriented
    External impression is important
    Materialistic and status-aware
    Oriented towards consumption and entertainment
    Technology-minded
    Impulsive and adventurous
    Maintain freedom
    Consumption oriented
    Materialistic and technology minded
    Impulsive and adventurous
    Attached to etiquette
    Art and culture
    Planned and principled
    Not aimed at consumption and entertainment
    Sober
    Art and culture
    Impulsive
    Adventurous
    Anything goes
    Art and (popular) culture
    Social relationships Family and relatives central
    Seeking harmony and oriented towars similar-minded
    Traditional roles
    Family and relatives central
    Traditional roles
    Hierarchical
    Central rol for relatives
    Individualistic
    Family-ideal
    Individualistic
    Traditional roles
    Oriented towards the similar-minded
    Networking
    Oriented towards the similar minded
    Individualistic
    Partners have their own friends
    Individualistic
    Friends more importrant than family
    Social Demographics More women than men
    Less younger people
    Less high educated
    Average income
    As many men as women
    All ages
    Mostly lower education
    All income levels
    More men than women
    More older people
    More high educated
    More high income levels
    More women than men
    Less older people
    More low educated
    More lower income levels
    More men than women
    Comparatively more younger people
    All education levels
    All income levels
    As many men as women
    More younger people
    More higher income levels
    More women than men
    Somewhat higher ages
    More high educated
    All income levels
    As many men as women
    More younger people
    More high educated
    All income levels
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    According to the test I am a Post-Modern Hedonist, although I think this is sort of circumstantial and normally would identify better with the Post-Materialist:

    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Post-Modern Hedonist.

    The Post-Modern Hedonist

    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    • Post materialists
    • Kosmopolitans
    • Upper conservatives
    • Social climbers
    • Convenience oriented
    • Modern mainstream
    • Traditional mainstream
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    I got the same result.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FDG View Post
    I got the same result.
    My guess is that most people on this forum will too.
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    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Traditional Mainstream Citizen.

    The Traditional Mainstream Citizen

    A moralistic, conscientious citizen who wants to maintain a status-quo by holding on to traditions and material possessions. People from this social milieu attach a lot of importance to respect, harmony, sense of duty, justice, (financial) security and maintaining familiar customs and habits that have often been passed on by birth. Daily life follows orderly and established lines. Work is considered to be a duty and important, but should mainly be done as a means of supporting oneself. Spare time is usually spent in the family circle. Family life plays a very important part and the division of family roles is generally quite traditional.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    • Upper conservatives
    • Modern mainstream
    • Social climbers
    • Kosmopolitans
    • Postmodern hedonists
    • Convenience oriented
    • Post materialists


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    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Cosmopolitan.

    The Cosmopolitan



    An open and critical world citizen who combines post-modern values such as development and experience with modern values such as social status, materialism and enjoyment. The cosmopolitans' milieu is characterised by ambition (working hard and climbing the social ladder), the need for self-improvement and social involvement. Gaining new experiences and knowledge for personal enrichment are important motives. The cosmopolitans strongly believe in the realisation of personal and social ambitions. A cosmopolitan's lifestyle is active and multifaceted. They have a wide interest in art and culture. Work occupies a major place in this milieu, both with the objective of personal growth and with the objective of social recognition. Not only work, but also leisure activities are used for personal enrichment. People in this milieu have a comprehensive network of social contacts.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    Post materialists
    Postmodern hedonists
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    The Post-Materialist

    An idealist who is critical of social structures, who wants to broaden his/her horizons, and who comes up against social injustice and for the environment. Solidarity and harmony are characteristics of the people in this milieu. They are critical of the current society. Aiming for a mutual solidarity, taking responsibilities and working on social improvements play a prominent part. Post-materialists attach a lot of importance to being able to live according to their own principles and have a strong social conscience. Living responsibly is important: no waste, profit seeking or damage to the environment. They prefer a job at institutions or organisations that contribute to social wellbeing. People in this milieu show interest in art and culture (film, museums, theatre, cabaret, classical music) as well as in more homey forms of recreation. Family life is usually solid (strong mutual involvement), but doesn't follow traditional patterns.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:

    - Postmodern hedonists
    - Kosmopolitans
    - Upper conservatives
    - Traditional mainstream
    - Convenience oriented
    - Modern mainstream
    - Social climbers
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    Me too, .

    The Post-Modern Hedonist
    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    •Social climbers
    •Convenience oriented
    •Kosmopolitans
    •Modern mainstream
    •Upper conservatives
    •Post materialists
    •Traditional mainstream

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    i took it a while ago and got po-mo + cosmopolitan as first two outcomes. now i get:

    Po-Mo
    Kosmopolitans
    Post materialists
    Upper conservatives
    Social climbers
    Convenience oriented
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream

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    Quote Originally Posted by labocat View Post
    i took it a while ago and got po-mo + cosmopolitan as first two outcomes. now i get:

    Po-Mo
    Kosmopolitans
    Post materialists
    Upper conservatives
    Social climbers
    Convenience oriented
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream
    I got exactly the same ranking. Creeeepy.
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    I have added a poll to the thread.
    “I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” --- Pippi Longstocking

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    The Post-Materialist

    An idealist who is critical of social structures, who wants to broaden his/her horizons, and who comes up against social injustice and for the environment. Solidarity and harmony are characteristics of the people in this milieu. They are critical of the current society. Aiming for a mutual solidarity, taking responsibilities and working on social improvements play a prominent part. Post-materialists attach a lot of importance to being able to live according to their own principles and have a strong social conscience. Living responsibly is important: no waste, profit seeking or damage to the environment. They prefer a job at institutions or organisations that contribute to social wellbeing. People in this milieu show interest in art and culture (film, museums, theatre, cabaret, classical music) as well as in more homey forms of recreation. Family life is usually solid (strong mutual involvement), but doesn't follow traditional patterns.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    Postmodern hedonists
    Kosmopolitans
    Convenience oriented
    Social climbers
    Upper conservatives
    Traditional mainstream
    Modern mainstream

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    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Cosmopolitan.

    The Cosmopolitan


    An open and critical world citizen who combines post-modern values such as development and experience with modern values such as social status, materialism and enjoyment. The cosmopolitans' milieu is characterised by ambition (working hard and climbing the social ladder), the need for self-improvement and social involvement. Gaining new experiences and knowledge for personal enrichment are important motives. The cosmopolitans strongly believe in the realisation of personal and social ambitions. A cosmopolitan's lifestyle is active and multifaceted. They have a wide interest in art and culture. Work occupies a major place in this milieu, both with the objective of personal growth and with the objective of social recognition. Not only work, but also leisure activities are used for personal enrichment. People in this milieu have a comprehensive network of social contacts.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    Postmodern hedonists
    Social climbers
    Post materialists
    Modern mainstream
    Convenience oriented
    Traditional mainstream
    Upper conservatives
    Post modern hedonist is probably more accurate.
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    Wasn't that long as I thought it to be.

    Anyhow, pretty accurate.

    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Social Climber.

    The Social Climber

    A career-focused individualist with a distinct fascination with social status, new technologies, risk and suspense. Social success and climbing up the social ladder are important motives for the social climbers' behaviour. Their happiness is largely determined by their career ('my work is my life'). They also seem to attach a lot of importance to showing to others what they have achieved. Their general attitude is clearly materialistic; both earning (a lot of) money and consuming are important. Social climbers lead a very busy and hurried life and barely have time to take care of household chores such as food shopping and cooking. People in this milieu are generally status-sensitive and strongly performance-oriented. There doesn't seem to be much time for rest and recuperation. They consider family life to be the ideal lifestyle, but don't usually have any strong family involvement.

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    Convenience oriented
    Kosmopolitans
    Postmodern hedonists
    Upper conservatives
    Post materialists
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ekpyrosos View Post
    An idealist who is critical of social structures[...]
    Mwahaha! Tell me about theories and theaters, korpsey.

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    • Cosmopolitan
    • Postmodern hedonists
    • Post materialists
    • Social climbers
    • Convenience oriented
    • Upper conservatives
    • Modern mainstream
    • Traditional mainstream
    I like post modern hedonist better. Cosmo makes me sound a lot more career oriented than I am.
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    Quote Originally Posted by munenori2 View Post
    I like post modern hedonist better. Cosmo makes me sound a lot more career oriented than I am.
    Be glad they didn't include homosexual.Although, BnD might be interested.

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    The cosmopolitan.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    Convenience oriented
    Postmodern hedonists
    Post materialists
    Social climbers
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream
    Upper conservatives

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pa3s View Post
    The Post-Materialist

    An idealist who is critical of social structures, who wants to broaden his/her horizons, and who comes up against social injustice and for the environment. Solidarity and harmony are characteristics of the people in this milieu. They are critical of the current society. Aiming for a mutual solidarity, taking responsibilities and working on social improvements play a prominent part. Post-materialists attach a lot of importance to being able to live according to their own principles and have a strong social conscience. Living responsibly is important: no waste, profit seeking or damage to the environment. They prefer a job at institutions or organisations that contribute to social wellbeing. People in this milieu show interest in art and culture (film, museums, theatre, cabaret, classical music) as well as in more homey forms of recreation. Family life is usually solid (strong mutual involvement), but doesn't follow traditional patterns.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:

    - Postmodern hedonists
    - Kosmopolitans
    - Upper conservatives
    - Traditional mainstream
    - Convenience oriented
    - Modern mainstream
    - Social climbers
    i got this result and the same order of alternatives, except for me "Social climbers" is the third alternative instead of the last.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kassie View Post
    The cosmopolitan.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:
    Convenience oriented
    Postmodern hedonists
    Post materialists
    Social climbers
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream
    Upper conservatives
    Quote Originally Posted by munenori2 View Post
    • Cosmopolitan
    • Postmodern hedonists
    • Post materialists
    • Social climbers
    • Convenience oriented
    • Upper conservatives
    • Modern mainstream
    • Traditional mainstream
    I like post modern hedonist better. Cosmo makes me sound a lot more career oriented than I am.
    Cosmopolitan
    Postmodern hedonists
    Post materialists
    Convenience oriented
    Social climbers
    Upper conservatives
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream

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    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Cosmopolitan.

    The Cosmopolitan

    An open and critical world citizen who combines post-modern values such as development and experience with modern values such as social status, materialism and enjoyment. The cosmopolitans' milieu is characterised by ambition (working hard and climbing the social ladder), the need for self-improvement and social involvement. Gaining new experiences and knowledge for personal enrichment are important motives. The cosmopolitans strongly believe in the realisation of personal and social ambitions. A cosmopolitan's lifestyle is active and multifaceted. They have a wide interest in art and culture. Work occupies a major place in this milieu, both with the objective of personal growth and with the objective of social recognition. Not only work, but also leisure activities are used for personal enrichment. People in this milieu have a comprehensive network of social contacts.

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    • Postmodern hedonists
    • Social climbers
    • Post materialists
    • Convenience oriented
    • Upper conservatives
    • Modern mainstream
    • Traditional mainstream

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    Quote Originally Posted by Radio View Post
    rahrah
    howcome you quoted me and mune when gilly and esc got the same thing?

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    probably because I viewed the bottom half of the thread and because I like you two.



    edit: but no really, it's because I see all three as INFj.
    Last edited by Radio; 01-22-2012 at 05:20 PM.

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    The Post-Modern Hedonist



    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

    Social climbers
    Kosmopolitans
    Convenience oriented
    Post materialists
    Upper conservatives
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream

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    The Post-Modern Hedonist

    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

    The other profiles are less applicable to you and are shown below in decreasing order of appropriateness:


    Kosmopolitans
    Post materialists
    Convenience oriented
    Social climbers
    Upper conservatives
    Modern mainstream
    Traditional mainstream
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    The Post-Modern Hedonist

    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

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    Reading them I think i'm actually more post-materialist, because the hedonistic aspect doesn't fit well. I answered that I was fine with such lifestyles, but that doesn't mean I practice them.
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    I have seen these kind of graphics before and I've typed myself pretty much the same as in this test so I think it's pretty accurate. However, these are all more or less "flattering" accordng to the descriptions (which is understandable because you'd not like to read something bad about your lifestyle in an online test). I have seen different ones in which some of the "types" had a distinct negative connotation.

    For example this:


    The red types are the "guiding" (or "exemplary") profiles. Also, the bottom grey one (consumption-focused workers) has a rather negative flavour in most descriptions.

    I personally believe that the approach of the OP's site is better, since "experts" can't really judge what's the best lifestyle and what not. But as long as they don't condemn people I suppose it's okay.
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    so in Germany my mentality is considered "exemplary"? nice

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    Post materialism and gas masks are correlated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by glam View Post
    so in Germany my mentality is considered "exemplary"? nice
    Well, yes. You are actually right thinking this is a graphic tailored to Germany. In this one you can see a seperate bubble for "GDR-Nostalgics" (Sinus AB2) which is basically a group you'll only find in this country.




    Post materialism and gas masks are correlated.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ArchonAlarion View Post
    Post materialism and gas masks are correlated.
    are you saying that it stinks?

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    The Traditional Mainstream Citizen


    A moralistic, conscientious citizen who wants to maintain a status-quo by holding on to traditions and material possessions. People from this social milieu attach a lot of importance to respect, harmony, sense of duty, justice, (financial) security and maintaining familiar customs and habits that have often been passed on by birth. Daily life follows orderly and established lines. Work is considered to be a duty and important, but should mainly be done as a means of supporting oneself. Spare time is usually spent in the family circle. Family life plays a very important part and the division of family roles is generally quite traditional.

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    Abbie is so boring and rigid it's awesome instead of boring and rigid. She seems so practical and down-to-the-ground.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pa3s View Post
    Well, yes. You are actually right thinking this is a graphic tailored to Germany. In this one you can see a seperate bubble for "GDR-Nostalgics" (Sinus AB2) which is basically a group you'll only find in this country.
    hah, "GDR nostalgics"... does that refer to people who still have an attachment to the old socialist ways before German reunification? maybe similar groups could exist within the other post-communist European states?

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    Hedonist. Materialist next. Fuck the rest.

    EDIT: Hmm, I got kosmopolitan after hedonist. Oh well.
    Last edited by nil; 01-23-2012 at 05:17 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glam View Post
    hah, "GDR nostalgics"... does that refer to people who still have an attachment to the old socialist ways before German reunification?
    Yes, exactly. These people are not necessarily missing the socialist system itself (since not everyone even cares that much about politics), but their old lives. Some of them weren't involved in (or aware of) the crimes the GDR regime has committed. And the reunification changed a lot, and not only for the better. People have lost their jobs and some of the social services were cancelled. (Of course, these part of the enormous expenses which have ruined the state's economy.) But this term is still rather "unfair" because it doesn't distinguishes people who were actually political supporters of the state and others, who just miss their "old" life, their youth, ect. Maybe that's the reason why the group vanished in the latest graphics.

    Quote Originally Posted by glam View Post
    maybe similar groups could exist within the other post-communist European states?
    Yeah, it would be the same situation.
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    Dear sir/madam,
    Thank you for completing the Mentality Value Test. On the basis of your answers, we have now determined which value profile best matches your answers. Your profile shows most similarities with the The Cosmopolitan.

    The Cosmopolitan

    An open and critical world citizen who combines post-modern values such as development and experience with modern values such as social status, materialism and enjoyment. The cosmopolitans' milieu is characterised by ambition (working hard and climbing the social ladder), the need for self-improvement and social involvement. Gaining new experiences and knowledge for personal enrichment are important motives. The cosmopolitans strongly believe in the realisation of personal and social ambitions. A cosmopolitan's lifestyle is active and multifaceted. They have a wide interest in art and culture. Work occupies a major place in this milieu, both with the objective of personal growth and with the objective of social recognition. Not only work, but also leisure activities are used for personal enrichment. People in this milieu have a comprehensive network of social contacts.

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    The Post-Modern Hedonist

    A pioneer of a culture of experience, in which experiments and breaking moral and social conventions have become separate objectives. Post-modern hedonists are individualistic and show a strong self-determination. They also attach a lot of importance to self-improvement and personal growth. People in this milieu have an independent lifestyle and find it very important to be able to make their own decisions about the things that concern them. It is remarkable how many post-modern hedonists are self-employed. Work is important, but not sacred: leisure activities can also provide intrinsic satisfaction. Post-modern hedonists enjoy art and culture (visiting museums, cabaret and theatres), but also go out a lot and are very sporty. The traditional family pattern less often prevails in this milieu.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pa3s View Post
    ...However, these are all more or less "flattering" accordng to the descriptions (which is understandable because you'd not like to read something bad about your lifestyle in an online test)...
    Not necessarily. Many of these models are sociological in nature, not psychological. Current sociological models in general try to refrain from value-judgements. So it's not so much that they are politically correct, they simply don't investigate those aspects that could lead to negative insights. That is the job of psychology.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Director Abbie View Post
    The Traditional Mainstream Citizen


    A moralistic, conscientious citizen who wants to maintain a status-quo by holding on to traditions and material possessions. People from this social milieu attach a lot of importance to respect, harmony, sense of duty, justice, (financial) security and maintaining familiar customs and habits that have often been passed on by birth. Daily life follows orderly and established lines. Work is considered to be a duty and important, but should mainly be done as a means of supporting oneself. Spare time is usually spent in the family circle. Family life plays a very important part and the division of family roles is generally quite traditional.

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    Typical ESTj

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agee The Great View Post
    Typical ESTj
    The cornerstone of society
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