This paper aimed to examine and compare the value systems of youth from the ethnic minority and majority groups in the South of Vietnam. Rokeach' value theory and value system survey (Rokeach Value Survey -RVS) are employed to investigate these value systems. Research samples were conveniently selected from a total of 102 students (60.6% females) in a youth ethnic minority vocational college and two public universities. The findings were consistent with the previous studies conducted in Vietnam and other developed countries. Results indicated that terminal values of students from both groups tended to have more emphasis on personal and political values that reflected the concern of psychological stability and independence. Youth from minority groups showed less tendency toward a relational and social orientation, whereas youth from ethnic majority group displayed a less concern on values related to hedonistic and individualistic values. For the instrumental values, both groups gave a higher ranking for moral values than competency and intrinsic values. Youth from ethnic minority groups tended to have more emphasize on accomplishment and competent values than youth from ethnic majority group. The terminal values of young people from ethnic minority and majority groups are more alike than their instrumental values. Significant differences between two groups were only found in some values. The findings contribute to the existenting literatures and suggest longitudinal studies on comparing value systems among ethnic groups in order to promote the value exchanged trend happened during the context of globalization in Vietnamese modern society.
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