Introduction: Why We Need Maslow in the Twenty-First Century

What is human nature? Are there innate, hierarchical, human needs and motivations? Have they transformed? What are the social-political implications? Over seventy years ago Abraham Maslow submitted “A Theory of Human Motivation” (1943). His subsequent pyramid-shape hierarchy of needs captured the wo...

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 2017-12, Vol.54 (6), p.508-509
Main Author: Abulof, Uriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Belonging
Evaluation
Hierarchies
Human condition
Human nature
Imagination
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow, Abraham Harold
Motivation
Political Science
Safety
Self-actualization
Social aspects
Social science research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Symposium: Revisiting Maslow: Human Needs in the 21st Century
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Summary:What is human nature? Are there innate, hierarchical, human needs and motivations? Have they transformed? What are the social-political implications? Over seventy years ago Abraham Maslow submitted “A Theory of Human Motivation” (1943). His subsequent pyramid-shape hierarchy of needs captured the world’s imagination by suggesting that humans are driven by innate needs for survival, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-realization, in that order.
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/s12115-017-0198-6