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PATTERN VARIABLES
Are five dichotomies, developed by Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) , to draw out the contrasting values to which individuals orient themselves in social interaction. One side of the dichotomies reflects the value patterns dominant in traditional society (Gemeinschaft), the other reflects the dominant values of modern society (Gesellschaft). The variables, listed with the traditional side of the dichotomy first, are: affectivity - affective neutrality; diffuseness - specificity; particularism - universalism; ascription - achievement; collectivity orientation - self orientation.

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