ABSTRACT
As the building block of the political system, the individual provides much information for social scientists interested in the process of the inculcation of values and the ramifications of early orientations upon the development of nations and countries. There has been much discussion among social scientists as well as policymakers concerning the role of values in the process of development. Development, on the other hand, requires that the world be perceived as somewhat threatening and that, therefore, one must constantly strive to harness the forces of nature. The Egyptian response to the question of man's relation to nature is to present a harmonious relationship that exists between man and nature. The personality type most favored in the Egyptian stories is one that glorifies spontaneity and what the person is rather than what he can do. The dominant values in Egypt before and since the coup are more typical of a traditional than a development-oriented society.
