David Puerner
Laurel Hartley
Jan 21, 2015
The Choice is Ours In 2014 Pope Francis took to twitter, the social media site, with a message the world needed to hear, “Inequality is the root of all social evil.” The message might have been confusing to some, but it’s not so hard to grasp as one might think. We are virtually all impacted by social policies and attitudes that affect the way we can and cannot live our lives. Today two of the biggest threats Humanity faces is Poverty and the Environment. Dr. Abraham Maslow (a well known psychologist) and his theories, applied to individuals, focuses on levels of need. He organized an individual’s needs into categories beginning with security, food, and shelter, and ending with something he called
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According to Psychology today, “a self fulfilling prophecy is a belief that becomes true because we are acting like it already is. I look at the sciences and see a group of professionals who have lost faith in the general public. They no longer think we give a damn about the facts and the inevitable conclusion they’re all amounting up to. I look around me and I see peers who have bought into a myth that disempowers them and teaches them that their efforts and their passions regarding social change and progress are silly, misguided, and not worth their time. I look at our entertainment and see a fascination with what comes after the collapse. The Walking Dead a story about a post apocalyptic world where zombies run rampant and feed on those poor few who survive is ever popular today. At its’ heart is the possibility that Humanity deserved the destruction wrought upon it. You see this show plays on our fascination with our own demise... Will we let this vision of the future become the prophecy we see fulfilled, or can we envision something better for ourselves and the generations to …show more content…
Drastic steps need to be taken to correct these problems, and they need to happen at the same time. People need to be empowered once again like they were in the 60s and 70s, and they need to hold their governments accountable for health of their cities and states, as well as their planet. We need to believe we can make a difference once again. In order for our global society to become self actualized, or as the Anti Malthusians might say, in order for our global society to reach a point where it can meet all the demands of our currently souring population rates we need to establish a firm foot hold in the lowest rungs of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. The lowest rung calls for security, shelter, food and water. To a society, looking at a vast majority of citizens, that might mean access to food and water, access to healthcare and education, faith in our governments, the list goes on. Without certain essentials an individual may never hope to be self actualized, and without addressing these problems both nationally and globally our we cannot hope to see Humanity self actualized either. The choice is ours, and we can either fulfill the prophesy as seen by the Malthusians or the vision of the future described by the
Abraham Maslow and His Theory on the Hierachy of Needs Born April1,1908 Abraham Maslow was the oldest of seven children born to his parents in Brooklyn New York. Feeling pressure from his parents to achieve academic greatness, Abraham went through early childhood with few friends. Focusing mainly on his studies Maslow had a quiet and unfulfilling adolescence. Abraham started off his college career by attending city college in New York were he began to study law, as his father had wanted
This criticism may stem from the fact that Maslow fails to expand upon the difference between social and intellectual needs between those in Individualist and Collectivist societies. The Hierarchy of Needs was created from an Individualist perspective (since Maslow himself was from the United States – a highly Individualistic nation). The needs of people from Individualistic societies have a tendency to
psychological essentials, which is what separates us from them. The psychological necessities of a human are what make Humanity what it is. We develop these needs from birth and throughout lives; the desires are used to represent our personality as humans. These characteristics show our desire to grow, feel safe, feel a sense of security, and feel loved. These essentials have connected greatly in literature such as Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. In Frankenstein the creature created by Victor is abandoned and
say that children today are so much worse than 30 or 40 years ago- because parents are made to feel guilty for "hurting a child 's feeling" or "not bonding effectively" or worse yet, "disciplining" our
Well-being is slowly being recognized as a subjective concept. While others may view an individual’s situation as less than ideal, that person may still be perfectly satisfied with their situation. Taking this into account, researchers focusing on subjective well-being realize that any circumstance may be interpreted differently, depending upon one’s own goals and current life stage (Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology, 2004). Goals and life stages are interwoven in that the current position one
not survive. Self-esteem is an important component of human growth. Abraham Maslow's psychological theory argues for a hierarchy of needs composed of a pyramid of five levels. "Beyond the details of air, water, food, and sex, he laid out five broader layers: physiological needs, needs for safety and security, needs for love and belonging, needs for esteem, and the need to actualize the self, in that order. " (Boeree) Maslow argued that few reach the highest level of self-actualization. According
factors) (Bovee & Thill, 2015). According to Dr. Herzberg, while motivator factors increased employee satisfaction and motivation, the absence of these factors do not necessarily cause dissatisfaction. Moreover, this theory claims that despite the fact motivator and hygiene factors both influence motivation, they can and do work entirely independently of one other. The second theory is called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow in 1943, this theory suggests that an individuals’
identify with him most. In conclusion, I have written about some of the greatest developmental theorists of all time. While each of these men and women hold distinct and separate views, they all share one common goal and that goal is to increase our understanding of human growth and development.
Motivation Theories And Techniques A Manager Can Incorporate In An Organization Introduction Motivation is difficult to explain and practice. However motivation is still the one thing that makes people productive in their jobs. Whether the motivation is tangible or not it all depends on the individual and how management takes the information and applies it. There are many theories and practices that can be studied and applied to any situation. Motivational theory are studied and practiced
Our society has witnessed the fall of many great leaders in the spheres of business, government and religion. Unfortunately, the failures of Christian leaders seem to intensify the public’s scrutiny and criticism while associating shame with the name of Christ. Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership is an insightful book written by Dr. Gary McIntosh, President of the Church Growth Network and Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology, and by Dr. Samuel D. Rima, Director