Are you a Cultural Creative?

1. Do you love Nature and are deeply concerned about its destruction?

2.You are strongly aware of the problems of the whole planet (global warming, destruction of rainforests, overpopulation, lack of ecological sustainability, exploitation of people in poorer countries) and want to see more action on them, such as limiting economic growth

3. You would pay more taxes or pay more for consumer goods if you could know the money would go to clean up the environment and to stop global warming

4. You place a great deal of importance on developing and maintaining your relationships

5. You place a lot of value on helping other people and bringing out their unique gifts

6. You do volunteering for one or more good causes

7. You care intensely about both psychological and spiritual development

8. You see spirituality or religion as important in your life, but are concerned about the role of the Religious Right in politics

9. You want more equality for women at work, and more women leaders in business and politics

10. You are concerned about violence and abuse of women and children around the world

11. You want our politics and government spending to put more emphasis on children’s education and well-being, on rebuilding our neighborhoods and communities, and on creating an ecologically sustainable future

12. You are unhappy with both the Left and the Right in politics, and want a to find a new way that is not in the mushy middle

13. You tend to be somewhat optimistic about our future, and distrust the cynical and pessimistic view that is given by the media

14. You want to be involved in creating a new and better way of life in our country

15. You are concerned about what the big corporations are doing in the name of making more profits: downsizing, creating environmental problems, and exploiting poorer countries

16. You have your finances and spending under control, and are not concerned about overspending

17. You dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and “making it,” on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods

18. You like people and places that are exotic and foreign, and like experiencing and learning about other ways of life