The Cultural Creatives, a new book by Paul Ray, Ph.D., and Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ph.D., based on research sponsored by the Institute of Noetic Sciences and The Fetzer Institute, estimates that 50 million adult Americans resonate with the following emerging new values:
• Spirituality and personal growth • Self-esteem and self-empowerment
• Community • Social healing, reconciliation and conflict resolution
• Feminine consciousness • Meaningful work • Volunteerism
• Reverence for nature, Earth and human's place in the system
• Concern for the world's children • Environmental protection
• Sustainable living • Global outlook and interests
• Growing human interconnections • Whole-systems thinking
• Greater tolerance of human diversity • Participatory democracy
• Compassionate concern for the world's poor • Cosmic perspective
• Holistic healthcare and alternative medicine