Maslow's Hierarchy attempts to categorize and rank the needs that we have as human beings. Based on the chart, which needs are most important? Would you change the order?
Now read The Cro-Magnons (The Peopling of the World) and think about what survival means. What does it take for Ancient Man to survive? Is it much different from what you need to survive? (100-200 words)
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For me Maslow's Hierarchy is exactly correct for the rank of needs humans need on an everyday basis. I personally would not change the order in which he put the certain things we need in life because he's right in my opinion. Because for to survive everyday I must sleep, eat and drink, feel secure, have family support, a sense of morals, and self-esteem. For people who live in other places and come from different backgrounds I personally do not think this level of everyday several for a human would change because everyone needs sleep , they must eat, feel apart of-or belonging, and at least have some morals . ~ Shania Bennett
I think that Maslow's chart is correct in the order he had put it in. I think this because the necessaties are first like breathing, eating, and water. The second most important thing you need to have to survive is shelter and safety of yourself and your family. Thid, having a family and friends is what keeps you sane so they are a very important part of survival. Obviously, i need safety and food/water first but people being around you definitely has to be placed in third. Self esteem is a much needed part of life because without self esteem one does not believe in himself because he feels its unnecessary. Self esteem is needed to survive because if we dont believe in ourselves then we cannot achieve anything. Lastly, self-actualization is least important because it is your minds creativity and i mean, creativity is necessary but not as necessary as believing in yourself. I personally agree with Manslow and his theory of things that one needs to survive.
I think The most important needs are the most basic such as food, water and sleep.
I also think Maslow's chart is in a great order and I would not change it.
The reason I think the basic needs are the most important is without the basics the higher levels of survival do not matter. One will not need love if he is dehydrated. I think in other places Maslows chart's effect on could change. I think The views are in the eye of the beholder after all, All people can have different views on the subject.
I think Maslow's Hierarchy is very accurate when listing the things we need as humans. Without the basics like a healthy body and other basics like foods, none of the other blocks could really happen. The second block is also important because people in this time, need the security of a roof over our head and money to get those things that give us this security. We also need love/belonging. Without this, a lot of people may say life isn't much living for without love and relationships. Along comes esteem because without it people wouldn't have the confidence to do things or to take risks. The last one would be self-actualization because this is what gives people character which is what makes us all unique. I think these are in an accurate order for this day in age but during the cave man time, I don't think these would be accurate. When I think of the cave man age, I think of life being pretty simple, so I would think on Maslow's Hierarchy, the the last two blocks (esteem and self- actualization) wouldn't even be necessary.
I think that Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" is exactly how I see myself surviving. I don't think I will ever change the order or the chart itself because you need everything in order to build on top of it. First I need breathing, food, water, and sleep to receive my energy for the day. Then I will need security of my body, employment, my resources, family, health, and property in order to protect myself. I'll need my family and friends to have love/belonging to feel the comfort I'd always have from them. I'll need esteem because I'll need the respect; in order to get respect by others, you want to respect them back. Treat others like you want to be treated. Lastly, self-actualization because that is a person's motivation to reach their potential. And a person's basic needs must be met before self-actualization can be answered or achieved. In other cultures, I think that the the chart wouldn't change at all because you do need the basic necessities before self-actualization. -Kayla By
Looking at Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" and comparing it to my everyday modern life, I find that it is incredible accurate to all of the perspectives of life that I have thought of. For any human being, we need the basic necessities the most it is how we function. To live in this world we need a place that we can be/feel protected so that we can have assurance of privacy. The rest in my opinion is exactly where they should be, but maybe they can be changed depending on how you have viewed and perceive knowledge and history based on your life.
I believe Maslows chart is correct in the order he had put it in. I believe this because necessities like food, breathing, water and homeostasis are the most important and without them you wouldn't be able to survive long enough to accomplish the other ones. Next, if you don't keep your body safe or feel security you are putting your body in risk of getting harmed. Without family or friends you will not have a person to talk to or help you in tough situations and this can cause a person to go crazy. Next, if you are not confident, don't have good self esteem or don't feel like you have accomplished anything then you won't feel the need to live on or do anything else with your life. Lastly, self actualization is least important because creativity is a good thing to have but not a necessity to live. This is why I agree Maslows chart is corret.
In my opinion I feel Moslow's chart does not have to be changed and that he perfectly categorized everything in it's right spots. Other people may feel certain things like family support isn't as important as other things that are needed. I feel for people who live in different places need the same things and that nothing will really change for them, to me Maslow did a great job with this chart.
Generally, I think that Maslow’s Hierarchy is correct in the organization of our necessities for survival. However, I think that a couple of things could be changed around, depending on the person. First of all, it’s obvious that we need to breathe, eat, and drink water to live. Second, safety is also very important. If you’re always in danger, there is very little chance you would survive; but I think that that could be switched around with Love/Belonging, because I think a lot of people put their family or friends ahead of themselves, and would even rather sacrifice themselves for their family. Also, I think I could switch Esteem and Love/Belonging, but, again, it depends on the person. Some people don’t really have any family or friends or anyone that they feel that is important to them, so all they have is themselves to believe in and depend on. For me, though, I think it represents my needs well.
I would change the order of the Maslow's Hierarchy survival pyramid, because the bottom layer of the triangle supports the layers above it. To survive in ancients times, you would need to be sophisticated. So would be able to build a shelter, and start a fire. In addition, you would need great hunting skills, to hunt down your prey, and provide food. You would also need water, food, and a language to communicate in. Nowadays, it is similar in some ways, such as we need water, food, shelter, fire, and communication, but we need medicines, money, and jobs to provide the money. Technology in general, such as transportation, is needed for both ancient and modern times. I think survival means what you do on your daily basis. _ -Jeffrey Beres
I think that Maslow's Hierachy is generally correct for the average human being. It's no doubt we need the bare necessities such as air, food, water, sleep, etc. to live. I can also agree that safety is very crucial so we can ensure that our lives are protected and any risks of danger are low. However, I feel that the rest of the aspects of the pyramid are versatile for different people. Sometimes, people are confident in their independence and find themselves being better off alone. They don't necessarily need affection from others to get by. Personally for me, I find self-actualization and esteem to be more important. If you learn to love and accept yourself first, I'm sure love from others and/or the sense of belonging can fit itself in at a later time.
I believe that the order of this pyramid is correct. Without, one thing, you cannot achieve the next goal. For example, as a writer, you cannot complete the final draft of your story until you complete the rough draft. On this pyramid, you cannot achieve safety until you have all things physiological. I would not change the order of this pyramid, simply because it is correct in my eyes. All of the things listed in this pyramid are things that I myself don’t think I could live without. Without the things I have and the people around me, I think I’d be too weak to continue everyday life on my own. So, wouldn’t change the order of this pyramid, because it works for me.
~Nadia Diaz
I do agree very much with the order of the pyramid. As the pyramid moves closer and closer to the top, you realize that you couldn't have it without what was under it. The things that are listed in the pyramid are things that I would have a very difficult time living without. I'm sure that a lot of people feel the same about my reflection because while it is the basic necessities, we need them so much to survive. I enjoyed this discussion very much because you see everyone's opinions and I always enjoy debates.
For me "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" seems that I believe that it's in the correct order like mostly everyone else on this blog. But there could be other people who live off of the land and don't necessarily need money to survive. For example Farmers are surrounded by a lot of natural resources so, farmers don't necessarily need money. Other than that, the levels on the graphs are pretty much the same for everyone to survive.
I think that Maslow's chart is pretty accurate,this is because its has some mandatory moral that people need to work through life like physiology being the most necessary and natural needs in life to self-actualization and moral compass for people skills and the ones in between like love and belonging to keep you going through life,I personaly think you don't need that much good self esteem.
I think Malows hierarchy pyramid is correct. The reason i think that is because all of the different categories are basic things we do, need, or look forward to. Like morality if their is something we look foward to we will get other stuff done to do what we really want to do. Money we need because not all of us look foward to hunting animals in the city for food, so we just go out to eat.
In my opinion, I think the Maslow's Hierarchy chart is correct. It explains what everyone needs in their life and is pretty accurate. Personally I wouldn't change the order in the chart. The chart shows how we need food,water,sleep etc first then it goes on all the way to self-actualization. This is the every day things every human being need and/or go by.
In the chart, all of the needs are important but The need that I think is important would be the physiological. This is the most important because every human being requires these supplies or neccesseries. We need to breathe, drink water,eat food, sleep,etc. So this is why I feel that physiological is the important need.
To me the Maslows's Hierarchy triangle is correct. The reason for this is everything he has on the triangle is what we need. I personally would not change the it at all because most of the things on their is what everyone need around the world. To me the most important thing on their is safety mainly because everyone need to feel safe where they are when it home, school, or at a friend's house everyone need to feel safe where they are. What an ancient man need to survived is food and water and hunting supplies to gather food for him and his family his he or she have one. it not really much different from what we need because many people do go hunting to get food for their family.
- Andrew D'Alessandro
What an ancient man needs to survive is food,shelter, and fire. In The Cro-Magnons paper, it says that the people lived in caves and ate small rodents and a peculiar kind of fox. They need shelter and food to be able to survive just like us. But we have it much easier than they did. We can just go out to the store and buy food but they have to go hunting for prey. We have a house with a roof, electricity and heat but they just had a cold wet cave. So yes it is different from what they need and we need to survive.
Ancient men needed food, water, shelter, and fire to survive, they needed fire to cook their food and to stay warm because they lived in caves. It wasn't easy for them to get food either, they had to hunt every time they wanted to eat. Ancient men need the same things to survive, but we are able to cook and get things easier, we don't have to hunt for our food we just can go buy it and cook it on a stove instead of making a fire from sticks and wood. One thing we do need that they didn't is money, they didn't have money back then, and now we use it for everything, and money is what we use to get our food. Lastly as I said before they also used the fire to keep themselves warm, we now have houses and a heater or air conditioner. We may have similar needs to survive but we have everything easier then they did, so it is different.
In my opinion I feel like Maslow Hierarchy chart was correct. I would not change a single thing on the chart. The most important needs to me are physiological and Love/Belonging. I picked physiological as the most important because it is the base of the triangle and the base of your life. Without breathing , food, water etc. you are a dead soul to life. I picked Love/Belonging as my second most important because sometimes all you need is the care and support from your family/others to just want to carry on in life
For me Maslow's Hierarchy is in the wrong order because love/belonging should be your base because that is how you were brought into this world through love. Then physiological should be next because sleep,breathing,etc. is next step towards you living your life with esteem. Then safety is next because once you have secured those things you with a have a house, food, etc.. Then the other two are in the right order in my opinion. Also not all people need sexual intimacy to be the building blocks for you life. That's not what people do when they are born. Other things on the graph to me isn't important yet in my life maybe as I get older. - Suhmer Gantt
I think that Maslow's Hierarchy is correct about how rankings are on the pyramid. I think that physiological should be huber one because supplies like water, food and etc. is things that you need to survive. I thing that safety is important because without this you could possibly die or get hurt. Love and belonging is important because it helps make people feel loved and this connects with self-esteem. Self acctuazation is in the rift place because without this technology could not be at this level without this.
I think Maslow's chart is kinda out of order. I feel like love/belonging should be the base. I feel that way because to me that's the most important.. well yeah breathing is important but besides that knowing that there's someone who cares for you and loves you is a great feeling and knowing that is a motivation for survival. I believe the base should be love/belonging, above that physiological, above that esteem.. esteem because having confidence is key. Above esteem is safety and then self actualization.
I would change the order of Maslow's Hierarchy. I feel love and belonging would be the first layer after the base. You need that feeling and motivation for safety. If you feel like you do not belong or that your not loved why would you work to keep the things that don't what you safe? For example security of body is in the safety section of this hierarchy if you feel worthless and useless why would you care about safety? The hierarchy should go physiological,love and belonging,safety,esteem, and self actualization. Physiological (base)gives you life. Loving/belonging gives you a reason to live. This reason gives you the motivation to protect it (safety). You then know your capable of taking care of yourself and the things/ones you love this boosts your esteem. High esteem then leads to self actualization. I believe the needs of ancient man was no different than of that which I feel the modern man needs to survive. Without this order man would of not had the motivation to discover,invent, and make advances in technology that we used for safety. If they did feel like they belonged there would of been no need for them to protect anything without this feeling man would of just gave up and man would of became extinct.
Back in the days of ancient men all they needed was fire, water, food, things to trade, and shelter. Today people need other things like phone, computer, food, water, shelter, WIFI, etc. and half the stuff I named people don't need. They were entertaining themselves way before cellphones, t.v.s, video game systems, etc. People were tricked into believing they need those things. Our parents, grandparents, and other people before us survived without those things. Our meaning for the word "survive" has changed dramatically since 1940, its really sad. - Suhmer Gantt
I think Maslows Hierarchy is correct because it gives you examples on how different stepping stones of life gives a person meaning. It starts with the basic necessities of life. Such as having to drink water to live. Then it goes a step up were it demonstrates how you may have safety in your life. Having a safe environment to live in and good job security gives you self confidence. As your self esteem grows you begin to have the self-actualization which makes you a more creative and spontaneous person. The needs of someone during prehistoric times are different and alike in many ways to someone in modern times. For example, in prehistoric times humans needed to use different tools to survive one may be a spear to hunt. In modern society we also use tools. They may not take a full effect on to our daily lives as they would have many years ago. If this was still prehistoric times I feel you would have to remove safety from the pyramid. This is because in that time people didn't need a currency, employment or not even necessarily a place to live as many were nomads. I feel that the rest of the period fits well within both societies to conclude.
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I believe that the order of this pyramid is correct. Without one thing, you cannot achieve the next goal. For example, as a writer, you cannot complete the final draft of your story until you complete the rough draft. On this pyramid, you cannot achieve safety until you have all things physiological. I would not change the order of this pyramid, simply because it is correct in my eyes. All of the things listed in this pyramid are things that I myself don’t think I could live without. But maybe there are people out there who can live without some of these things. Maybe someone in another culture believes they can live without self-actualization or esteem. Years ago, maybe people could. But now, I think this things are essential in modern life, at least to the people around me. If I didn’t have the things that I do and the people around me, I think I’d be too weak to continue everyday life on my own.
~Nadia Diaz
Honestly I like this chart. I think it works out perfectly. It flows and makes sense on why each one is which. The neccesary things like food and water and sleep. This allows you to get a job and earn money and get a house. When you have all this you acn start a family and have people to love you. When you have people that love you they help you build things like confidence and self esteem. When you habe those they help you belive in the things you do like how creative things you do areI think this would be diffrent in some places of the world because not everyone can have some of these things. Not everyone can have a family to love them and not everyone can have food or water because there are starving people in the world.Which will throw the whole pyramid off.Also not everyone in the world can be be safe but o guess it all really depends on where you live
In addition to my comment yesterday, Maslow's Hierarchy is definitely something I live by without thinking about it, but I also know realize that many people may live by different demeanors. Cultures, religions, etc., are all very different. but from my experience, and the way my grandparents were raised, and my parents were raised and the way I was raised, is by this chart. Now, maybe my grandparents' parents were raised different but they haven't shown or done anything for me to believe otherwise. Living different lifestyles is what makes people unique and there is nothing wrong with disagreeing with this chart. But I think this chart makes perfect sense to the way I live and probably many others.
When looking at the Maslow's Hierarchy chart I realize that I agree with the order and the needs of a human. When looking at my everyday schedule I saw that it was very similar to what was on the chart. For example: I eat, sleep, breath, need confidence, companionship, etc. The way Maslow placed everything is actually the way I would place these items as well. When reading The Cro-Magnons article I saw that the way they lived was very similar to the chart. they had self-actualization with the different jewelry's found. They had safety with the different types of weapons in the cave. You can see physiological with the infant and mother as well as what was left of the animals. So this information has me inferring that the needs of these people are same as our needs now, shown in Maslow's Chart of a persons necessities for survival.
I believe that religion should be on the chart. Many people rely on religion to help then cope with things they are going through, set morals for themselves, and look forward to each day. Even with that being said, I do believe that everything on the chart is accurate. We do need food and water and shelter and things like that to survive and those things should be most important. In ancient times, we didn't need things like self actualization because that's not what they lived for. They got through each day by feeding themselves and defending their homes with new discoveries like fire, tools, and a brand new language.
I like the way the it is, but for me personally I think it would different. For me the order would be safety, physiology, esteem, love, and then self actualization. I said safety first because I need be alive to drink and eat stuff but then again I need to be able to breathe. I also said esteem switched with love because not everyone is going to love and if you don't have family, you should be able to love yourself before you love others.
Now for the caveman part of the conversation. The Lartet brothers knew to go to the caves because it was the place where the nomadic hunters went for rendezvous. They later made the caves their homes until the debris raised the floor too close to the roof. Then they put their dead in their.
The Cro Magnon people had necessities that are/were variations of our needs. They needed shelter for rendezvous and protection.. Of course theirs were caves and ours are obviously buildings. They also needed food for nourishment. They hunted for food and we go to the supermarket. Speaking of hunting, they also needed arrow and dart heads. They used those for capturing and killing their prey. They also used these heads for carving and engraving. This was the first introduction to art.
I honestly do believe that Maslow's Hierarchy chart is organized in the right way. It is organized where the essentials come first, then the unnecessary things come next. I know a lot of people might disagree with this but I'm pretty sure if you were in a life threatening situation and you had to survive, everyone would worry about themselves first, then others would come next. Which is why Maslow put Physiological and safety first. So i strongly believe that Maslow was a smart person for thinking for himself first. However, if you are a person who put others first in front of you, then this chart might be the opposite way around. But for me, i would have to say Maslow's Hierarchy chart is in the correct order.
I believe that Maslow's Hierarchy chart is pretty accurate on describing the basic needs of humans. One thing I would change about Maslow's Hierarchy chart is the place that safety is in. I think safety is a really important need for humans. Especially in country's outside of the United States where there are wars going on. There is danger everywhere you go in these country's and it isn't safe for children and females who can't protect themselves. I believe safety is one of the most important aspect of survival.
What ancient men needed to survive is completely different from what we need to survive today. In today's society we rely on money, technology, and grocery stores. In the olden days they didn't have of the things we take for granted today. They had to hunt for their food, make their own clothes, and build their own shelter. Surviving wasn't easy but they did everything they could to keep them and their families alive. The basic needs for humans have changed a lot since then. In the modern world everything is handed to us we don't have to try hard to make it to the next day. But in the olden days they actually had to work hard for what they needed to keep going.
I think that some of this chart is accurate, but also some of it I feel like I could live without. For instance, if something like a disastrous event were to happen for me to survive by myself, I don't think I'll be even needing to think of having the part of sexual intimacy to keep my self living at a stable position. Like what Mr. Jobs said, "you're nothing if you're not healthy." This renders to the fact the base of this triangle is the most important...At least in my opinion.
I agree with the order of Maslows chart. I believe this because on the pyramid as you start from the bottom bottom and move your way up you can't have that without the one beneath it. The things on the pyramid like physiological is the basic necessities of life to live. Then is safety but you can't keep your body safe or secure if you don't eat sleep and breath. The next block is love/belongings and you can't have this without safety or physiological because you can't make friends or live your family if you don't breathe or keep yourself safe. Next block is esteem and this is not as important to worry about so it come after the major 3 blocks of life. Then last is self-actualization because it's just creativity and while it's a good skill to have its not as important to live. This is why I think Maslows chart is correct.
Maslow's Hierarchy is something everyine in society lives by without really knowing or understanding it, but many cultures, religions, and time periods are all different, and I believe that everyone today lives by this chart but in past years people only needed the first three. Even father back like caveman I believe they only needed the first one because they had to put themselves at risk when trying them find ways to stay alive, they may have not had friends or family and discovered things by themselves and the top 2 I believe were not even thought about.
All an ancient men needs to survive is the basics. All modern people need these things in order to survive as well. An ancient man needs shelter, food, water, tools, and fire. Most modern people do need these things as well to survive. So in a way, modern and ancient people are similar in these ways. We're not that much different. These essentials kind of make up the cycle of life, these things allow us to survive. These things are not that much different from what i need to survive because I live off of these things daily.
Ancient men needed some simple things to survive such as food, water, shelter, and fire. They needed fire to cook their food and to stay warm. Caves were not usually warm so fire was essential to survival. Food was difficult to get because the ancient men had to do a lot of hunting. Ancient men and modern men needed and need these same two things to survive, modern men can get warmth and food easier however by using modern ways such as simply paying for heat or food.
One thing modern men could have a struggle getting that ancient men did not is money. Money wasn't a issue back then because it did not exist. A lot of people in modern times struggle to make money so that could be compared to the difficulties of hunting. In short I think Modern men and Ancient men need similar and different things to survive in the world. Honestly it all depends on the time period associated with the people.
Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" is fairly accurate, and applies to most people (although I believe that it is all a matter of one's opinion). Food comes before shelter, shelter comes before love, and so on. However; in my opinion, I believe that one more block needs to be added to the bottom of the pyramid or else the majority of these things, if not all, won't matter.
Religion. In most cultures, religion defines our sense of "good and bad". The Bible, for example, directly states that things like murder and stealing are unacceptable. In other cultures, similar actions may not be seen as so despicable. In some cases, killing a human being is commonly considered necessary, such as being sentenced to the death penalty, euthanasia, and abortion. In other cultures, death could even be viewed as a positive, wonderful occurrence. So, personally, I believe that for most people religion defines our way of life. Our traditions, what we eat, how we dress, our morals, our beliefs, etc., so it deserves a spot on this pyramid which lists the needs of your average person.
(This is my response to the second half of the question.)
Before civilization, there were most likely four focuses; to eat, to sleep, to reproduce, and, most importantly, to stay alive. Today, although those things are still important to society, there have been a few add-ons that were not necessary many years ago. For example, the top three sections of Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" were not priorities for ancient civilizations. You could say that their standards were much lower.
Their definition of "survive" was different than ours. All blocks of Maslow's Hierarchy combined really tell us what a modern human being needs to live "happily". We could live just fine with the bottom two sections. A person wouldn't fall over and die because they lacked self esteem. Primitive men did not have the privileges that we do today, so they would have been perfectly happy if they had merely the bottom block or two of the pyramid. Their definition of "survive" was, quite literally, to stay alive. Luxury did not fit into the equation. In fact, having enough food and a safe place to sleep probably was luxury in their terms.
The way society defines survival has changed dramatically, and will inevitably change even more in the distant future.
I believe all men have opinions and these opinions or thoughts could be influenced by numerous things such as time period of birth, where you live, culture, tradition and many more things. This is why I think so many people view this chart in different manners, many people could think other needs are of more importance and deserve to be lower on Maslow's list. I believe as I stated in my previous comment that Maslow's list is in perfect order. Maybe that's just my time period influencing me however. It seems the majority of my class believes that same. So in conclusion I think Maslow's pyramid is still in the eyes of the beholder. All men are entitled to their own descriptions of life and how they should survive it.
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Back then, survival was very, very different from the era of the Cro-Magnon man. If things just, say, maybe a decade or so ago, were very different from today, that you can just imagine how completely different it must have been for them. However, life back then, was very, very simplified. There was no technology, or even the more simpler technology we have or have had.
From reading the Cro-Magnons packet, I don’t believe that there was really much morality to things, so I do not think they had Self-Actualization nor a need for it. I think things were mostly just for them to eat and survive, and all those physiological needs. But judging from the fact that they did make jewelry, maybe they did have some sort of self-esteem for looking physically attractive.
Looking at how the Cro-Magnons lived, they didn’t need all the things we would metaphorically die without, such as Wifi, technology, social media, or anything else from the modern world. They had a very, very, simple life that really gives an actual example of what it means to survive.
Part two of the reflection from yesterday:
Personally, I believe that Maslow’s Hierarchy, for me, is quite accurate, and also for modern society in general too. But as for different cultures and contexts, the things that we need to survive can be quite different. Nowadays, as I said, we have very different needs as to those compared to not very long ago, such as a decade or two. Back then, they did not have Wifi, moreover something like social media. Some countries don’t even have access to these things yet--and they’re surviving just fine without it. But if you compare it to the Cro-Magnons, it is very different. There wasn’t even much creativity or morality; it was mainly more like something along the lines of: eat, survive, and reproduce. There wasn’t much of a “meaning” to life. In conclusion, during different time periods and places, things that we “needed” to survive were very different than what we need in the modern world today.
If I were to change Maslow's order in his hierarchy it would be still Physiological, Love/Belonging, and then Safety. But it depends if you were talking about modern day or ancient times.
Around ancient times, there probably wasn't anything of value (money) to trade for something of important need (food, water clothes, etc.). Everything was fetched by someone on their own. There was no store for them to like get some food or clothes at. They had to kind of fend on their own. They had to take time to plan these kind of things out. Whereas they're too busy to be thinking about other things like love/belonging. So to answer your second question,"'What does it take for ancient man to survive?'" my answer would be weapons, food, water, and the skill to be able to adapt to their environment. Ancient man would need weapons to defend themselves. They would need water to keep themselves hydrated and food; to have energy and nutrients within the body. They would need the skill to adapt to their environment so that if they move to a colder climate, they could adjust by keeping warm.
I pretty much think that Maslow's Hierarchy is correct when listing the things we need as humans, I think this because the basics are first such as breathing, eating, and water etc. I could see myself surviving like this because I would need self-actualization, esteem love-belonging, safety & physiological. Another reason why this is correct because I would the esteem to help me survive and I would not even say there’s no hope for surviving, I would need love-belongings because without family who would you turn too when you could really need them the most. I would also need safety because I would probably lead you to shelter where you can’t be out in the cold and looking for a fire to keep me warm etc. I would also say that this is accurate for surviving because it could possibly get you somewhere when you’re facing the real world in life and that it could also get you where you need to be with self-actualization, esteem love-belonging, safety & physiological. ~ Emanuel Daniels
I think that the pyramid is perfect the way it is,but I do think some people and culture depend on some parts more strongly then the others such as native tribes I believe they take love and belonging more serious then self actualization. And any of there love ones will always come first.that's how I feel about the pyramid,there all externally important but some more then others depending on what culture or person your talking about.
For me I think that Maslow's Hierarchy is correct. I think this because I think that you need everything in the order that he has on his chart. I think this because the basic things that you need everyday to live, like water, food, and sleep are the first things on the list. I think that some people that have different backgrounds, don't really change anything because everyone needs water, food, and sleep to live. So I think that most people would leave Maslow's Hierarchy the way that it is or they would change some things in need of survival but leave physiological as the first one. Some people may change the whole thing but as I said, I think that most people would leave or change some things.
- Rebecca Nini
In my opinion someone who is surviving is someone who can live without resorting to do something that's inhumane such as cannibalism. I also believe that things that are necessary to survive are water, food, and basic necessities (sleep, make waste). Overall I believe that Maslow's Hierarchy is extremely accurate. The only thing that I believe should be added to Maslow's Hierarchy is religion. I feel like for many people are extremely religious and spiritual. I also feel like some people base their lives on their religious beliefs and in some extreme cases I feel like people may even lose their will to live. For these reasons I believe that religion should be included in one of the sections of Maslow's Hierarchy. After reading the Cro-Magnons I leaned a lot about cro-magnon. Even though cro-magnon and human beings basic needs are the same for the most part, I feel like cro-magnon's needs were much simpler. I believe this because throughout life cro-magnon's had far less emotional needs and had very specific reasons to live.
For the most part, I agree with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs." The one thing I would add is religion. As stated by one student in class, "Religion drives people." It gives us a purpose to live. Many terrorist are driven by their religious beliefs and what they believe to be true. In Maslow's hierarchy everything that is listed can't be possible without fulfilling our physiological needs. Safety the next part of the hierarchy, then love and belonging, esteem and self actualization. Each is important because they all contribute our personality.
I believe that Maslow's Hierarchy char t is a very accurate one because it explains the needs of the human being in modern and prehistoric times. The cart shows all of the most important layers of the human being putting physiological at the base because of its importance. I personally wouldn’t change the chart much besides maybe a little to modify it to different cultures. Although I would modify slightly it wouldn’t change the needs of man because no matter what, man needs stuff such as food, water, shelter, fire, love/ belongings and a few other crucial components to live. Since all man need all these factors to survive, it would be safe to presume that ancient man would need the same things. I believe that this chart applies for all men modern or ancient because it gives the main components of life that applies for any man to survive. –Edward Poznek, Period 3, Also its giving me a little trouble still posting.
For the most part, I agree with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs." The one thing I would add is religion. As stated by one student in class, "Religion drives people." It gives us a purpose to live. Many terrorist are driven by their religious beliefs and what they believe to be true. In Maslow's hierarchy everything that is listed can't be possible without fulfilling our physiological needs. Safety the next part of the hierarchy, then love and belonging, esteem and self actualization. Each is important because they all contribute our personality.
Sharif Williams
I personally dont think that for the ancient person many of the things in the triangle are not needed. Because in certain time periods of the world many people seem as though the triangle was really not needed at all. I think that I would alter a couple of levels. Because for my personal self I feel different with how I react and approach certain things.thats how I feel
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I believe that Maslow’s Hierachy is generally correct for the average human being. It’s no doubt we need the bare necessities such as air, food, water, and sleep to live. The modern world may be very, very different from ancient times but it’s obvious these aspects of life won’t change. Before civilization, there wasn’t much of a purpose of life rather than to just survive. Their sole priority was as simple as to just continue living. It was purely man vs. wild and they had to fight for that security. There was no such thing as love, technology, or morality like we all commonly witness in our world today. Seeing it from some perspective, I do find their needs of survival to be a bit different from ours. In the modern world, we strive for happiness and we find that all in our acceptance and virtues which applies to esteem and self-actualization. We as people, want to be known for something other than just another breathing being. We want to be loved and feel importance. Without these types of ideas in mind, we’d be lost and find ourselves pretty nonexistent. So personally, I don’t think the order of the chart should be changed and agree with the way it is structured.
I personally believe that Maslow's Hierarchy both realistically and reasonably orders different types of needs. I support this tiering system because I think that it may be exponentially difficult to obtain aspects located high on the pyramid without first achieving components found on lower levels. While it is my opinion that Maslow's Hierarchy, as it is currently arranged, conforms fairly well to my lifestyle, it may require certain revisions for other contexts. In countries ruled by dictators or Communist leaders, for example, the needs of esteem and self-actualization, are commonly ignored.
The needs of the Cro-Magnon man both differ from and resemble those of the modern man in several ways. Firstly, physiological necessities, such as food, water, and air, are just as essential today as they were in prehistoric times. Also, modern humans and Cro-Magnons share a dependence on establishing shelters and working in communities. However, ancient humans did not rely on any form of currency, unlike their descendants. In addition, while it quite likely could have been natural for Cro-Magnons to develop a sense of belonging alongside one another for survival purposes, they likely did not find importance in possessing feelings of love, esteem, or self-actualization.
This is my perspective of Maslow's Hierarchy, and a comparison of the needs of prehistoric and modern man.
-Michael Pio (could not post using Google account)
Reflection: Hierarchy Pyramid
I have to agree with my classmates, the Hierarchy pyramid list the necessities we need for our survival just right. However, I have come to realize that love and belonging should be put in the the second block instead of safety. Humans need love and affection in order to communicate with others and by nature we are social beings. We live in groups just like a pack but blend with everyone. We care, protect, and love. So without love live would be like living without oxygen. If we don't feel belong or wanted it can make us feel outcast and doubt ourselves. And affect every aspect of our lives. I'm my opinion one of the most important and essential is the physiological block. Without food, water, and shelter life would be impossible. Those are the basic needs for humans, animals, and plants survival. If these basic need are not achieved then self actualization can't be meet.
Read & reflect: The Cro- Magnons (The Peopling of the World)
Just like us, in prehistoric time when cavemen's existed and the Cro- Magnons were alive we all shared the same necessities we need for our survival. And still are. Water, food, and shelter are some examples of the necessities Cro- Magnons used for their survival. Since they were not as lucky as we are that we are to have a home were we can sleep and keep warm and an oven to cook our meals, they had to find their own shelter or built one. They had to hunt so they could eat and get vitamins to they system, build a fire to keep warm, and cook their own meals. Looking at the modern world now we have a bigger advantage than the Cro-Magbon's. As quoted from the article, it states, " This last deposit also contains some worked flints, mixed up with broken bones, and with some uninjured bones referable to small rodents and to a peculiar kind of fox" (pg.1) Referring that they ate that between 10,000 and 35,000 years ago. Imagine yourself in their shoes, living in the wild and having to hunt every time you got hungry. And the other things they had to do to survive. The Cro-Magnon's seemed to lived a simple life but in reality seems far from simple.
~ Ana
Maslow's Hiearchy has categorized needs that people need.The needs of the chart I think are more important are sleep,food,water, creativity, self-esteem, maybe money, or a job, we also need family and friendships. If you want to reproduce then a need that we would WANT is sex or sexual intimacy. I personally think this is a temptation. Theses are the needs I think are most important. How I think these needs are manifested differently in other context/cultures than here is that my mother didn't grow up with these needs except for food, water, family, sleep, self-esteem, and income. My mother was quite locked in like her mother never taught her things she had to learn the world on her own. Where my mom tried to keep me inside all my life until my dad came and gave me some fresh air, he probably grew up with the needs of Maslow's Hiearchy because he showed a lot of them as I noticed. I personally think some of these needs are not necessary because now things are different from when I was like five to almost ten years later as I look back things really evolved. I think Maslow's Hiearchy is what society wants us to feel like we need it to survive while in reality you don't need most of it to survive.
Early in the history of man, survival was very important. The ways they had to survive were different then we do now. Their shelter was very primitive, and they lived in caves. Paleontologists Edouard and Louis Lartet searched and found a cave with a bed with bones. The bones dated back to about 10,000 – 35,000 years ago. The small bones are from suspected rodents and a fox. The things that they needed aren’t much different than what we need today. Some people claim that they need their phones or social media, but it is not true, they are things they want. The primary needs of the Cro-Magnons and today’s modern man is not different except for secondary things like money, and electricity. Ms. Shuster in the video, posted uses for money, like buying a pass for the train, she also used it indirectly. In my eyes the basic needs to survive has not changed, but the secondary needs for survival has changed. One of secondary things like electricity has evolved our world today. In my eyes our needs to survive have changed a little bit but not much.
-Sharif
I think Maslow's Hierarchy is very accurate when listing the things we need as humans. Without the basics like a healthy body and other basics like foods, none of the other blocks could really happen. The second block is also important because people in this time, need the security of a roof over our head and money to get those things that give us this security. We also need love/belonging. Without this, a lot of people may say life isn't much living for without love and relationships. Along comes esteem because without it people wouldn't have the confidence to do things or to take risks. The last one would be self-actualization because this is what gives people character which is what makes us all unique.
I think these are in an accurate order for this day in age but during the cave man time, I don't think these would be accurate. When I think of the cave man age, I think of life being pretty simple, so I would think on Maslow's Hierarchy, the the last two blocks (esteem and self- actualization) wouldn't even be necessary.
Their are many things that are different that we need to survive rather then an ancient man. We depend so much on technology now in days rather then a ancient man. The reason some of us humans need money to live is because we depend on other people to get stuff like food cloths shelter. Ex, fast food places,reasturaunts. Ancient man were so use to hunting and finding their own food,cloths,shelter. An ancient man knows how to make way more tools because that's what they're were doing their were growing hunting.
I think that Maslow's Hierarchy has the basic needs that humans will need in life. It has physiological which stands for strengthening ourselves with water, food, sleep,ect. Next comes our safety. Making sure that we have a roof over our heads and money to help keep that roof over our heads. Also for buying the food that we need to nourish us. Then love/belonging and esteem. For keeping the population going on and to never go extinct. If we were to go extinct there would be none to make and get the things that we need to survive. Such as who would purify the water that we drink? Last self-actualization. Which helps us to know what to do and to make sure that we do it right so that we can survive.
I think Maslows's Hierarchy is perfect! In my opinion there's nothing to change. I like how he starts with basic things and the chart progresses as it goes on.
I think the Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are in the perfect order, because those are needs that we all need to survive in the dangerous world we live in.
What I think Ancient Man need to survive is to build a bond or a culture where humans can communicate. They have to make tools out of things in there environment. Man need women to pro create to help with the hunting, building, and to build a community. What man needed to survive in ancient times are very similar in what man need to survive today. However, today we are accustom to having everything at our finger tips.
I believe Maslow's chart is 100% accurate. I think everything on that chart is very important because without the basics such as eating, drinking, or sleeping, you wouldn't be able to accomplish what's next on the list and so on and so on from there. Back in the modern times everything on that chart wouldn't be necessary, but today they are very necessary, very well needed. Even though you can live without money, its very hard not to. Everything we need today is most likely going to cost something. Today we need a home, a family, love, and a high self-esteem. You cant do anything without having or knowing that you have that, because of that feelimg of being alone. According to the Cro-Magnon article, we really don't have to use money or a lot of stuff that's listed on that chart because the things that were found in the cave showed that they were very sophisticated people. I think the chart is great in the order it is and I wouldn't change anything. People from other parts of the world may think differently.
(QUESTION2)
What it means to survive is to continue to exsit through all types of hardships and danger. For ancient Man to survive they need some sort of communication to understand the world in more broader and clearer ways. They also need most of the things on Maslow's heredity chart. They need physiological because they are basic things that you need in everyday life anyway. The next thing they would need is some form of safety, if though there living situations where not the safest.
What they needed back then and what we need in the modern day to survive is just slightly different in my opinion. We still need physiological and safety just like they did back than, but something that we need that they did not need is a job. They survived by just going out and getting what they need for free and just making things on the spot, but we need to work for the things we need.
To me I think the maslows hierarchy is correct and also wrong because i think that we don't need money to survive because homeless or less foutuness people have survive without money like we discuss in class if people back then can do it why cant we because that just showing that we really need money if we have food shelter oxygen family and love because he kids in this generation our really selfish and im not gonna liei am one of those kid but iwant to make a change and prove to Abraham maslow that we only need the important thing in life.
To me I think the maslows hierarchy is correct and also wrong because i think that we don't need money to survive because homeless or less foutuness people have survive without money like we discuss in class if people back then can do it why cant we because that just showing that we really need money if we have food shelter oxygen family and love because he kids in this generation our really selfish and im not gonna liei am one of those kid but iwant to make a change and prove to Abraham maslow that we only need the important thing in life.
I think Maslow's hierarchy is semi perfect. The reason I say it is "semi perfect" is because the part on safety which list the thing people need too feel safe, and one of them was money. I recently about a woman who survived 15 years without money. The woman survived 15 years without money and clams she is happier, so obviously she feels safe if she's happy.so if it wasn't for the lady who survived that long without money, Maslow's hierarchy will be perfect.
Mark HOochuk
Chimamanda Adichie was extremely interesting to listen to and her stories are both sad and uplifting at the same time. As Chimamanda said: “One single story of a person's life does not define who they are as a person entirely.” She spoke of some very difficult days and experiences that she and her family had endured, such as watching the jam disappear from the table, then the margarine, and eventually the bread and finally the milk. These are all things that I never have personally experienced and I look up to her for finding the strength within to see through these hardships. I also appreciate the fact that she was able to share her experiences with us. Unfortunately the discrimination that she faced is an evil part of the world and of this society. Just as sharing one story doesn't describe the entire author's personality and life, neither does looking at the color of one's skin determine or tell us anything about a person, however people continue to place stereotypes on others due to the color of their skin, their religious beliefs, and the list goes on. When she said that we are always looking at the differences among us, I totally agreed with this statement and feel that we should be more focused on the things that we all have in common: like that we are all human beings with feelings and emotions. We all bleed red blood which connects us to one another. We need to focus on our similarities and accept one another for who we are and appreciate our differences instead of hating or discriminating against other people.
The debate is about Evolution and Creationism. Evolution Is A process leading to the appearance Of modern humans, And Homo Sapiens. Creationism Is the belief of producing, and believing that god made earth in 6 days.
I Believe In Creationism because As a Christian I was taught a woman was created by the ribs of a man, and that's how woman was produced.
I Believe Humans got the opportunity to make history by writing, because without writing we wouldn't be able to know what happened in the past, and how our world became to be now.
We also leave our mark of legacy On to the offspring to the next generation.
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