The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. by: Norman Kunc Axis Consultation and Training Ltd Originally published in: Villa‚ R.‚ Thousand‚ J.‚ Stainback‚ W. & Stainback‚ S. Restructuring for Caring & Effective Education. Baltimore: Paul Brookes‚ 1992. © Copyright 1992 Paul H. Brookes Publishers. Newtonian principles of physics were regarded as true until Einstein demonstrated that they provided an inadequate explanation of the laws of nature. Similarly‚ Freudian analysts viewed
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The need to belong is something we humans desire. Aristotle called us the “ social animal”. Psychology has shown that we need to associate with others‚ and develop close relationships. Being with someone or with a group makes us feel like we are part of something bigger and more important than ourselves. This need to belong is often referred to as belongingness‚ “ human emotional need to affiliate with and be accepted by members of a group.” Moreover‚ this is why people tend to form cliques and distance
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The need to belong is a fundamental need within all of humanity‚ and has played a key role in society since the beginning of time. The novel by S.E Hinton‚ ‘The Outsiders’ conveys this need and the yearning to feel social acceptance within us all. ‘The Outsiders’ comments on this inherent part of humanity through its realistic portrayal of teenage gang life‚ centering on the dependency of the gang members to feel a sense of inclusion and support from their gang. Insert The Outsiders plot line
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of this study. The first theory to be considered is the “Need to Belong” theory (Baumiester & Leary‚ 1995) which asserts that all humans share a common need to be connected with others‚ and common sense signals that individuals’ lives are better for being connected. Furthermore‚ Baumiester & Leary (1995) proposed that the “need to belong” has two aspects: (1) people want a stable and enduring context of concern and caring‚ (2) people need frequent interaction with the same person. As stipulated
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Belonging is a basic human need and we all need to belong in some way.’ Belonging is the term used when the individual becomes involved in something; it is a feeling of security where members feel included‚ accepted‚ related‚ fit in‚ conformed and subscribed‚ which enhance their well-being with the feeling of home. Various groups such as family‚ friends and community aspire people to belong as these are seen as the very important groups for people to want to fit in to. People want to be able to
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“We can choose to belong or not to belong. The forces that shape all our decisions vary from individual to individual‚ but our context and experiences play a significant role.” Belonging would seem like an expected thing‚ as we belong to many groups in society‚ ranging from groups we are born in to‚ such as family‚ our town‚ our country even‚ and to groups which we choose‚ such as friendship circles‚ sporting clubs and many more. However‚ to belong to something requires a great amount of effort
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Belonging or not belonging is a perception‚ or something that we feel. We are influenced by many factors to feel that we belong or don’t fit in‚ including our knowledge and understanding of the place where we are in the present and how that it is influenced by our prior experiences of other places. Our perception of belonging can also be affected by how much others know and understand of the places we have come from in relation to where we are now. These ideas are explored extensively in Amy Tan’s
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to a group we can develop a sense of ‘us’ and ‘them’ that helps us define who and what we are by knowing what and who we are not. In being part of a group we satisfy our needs for belonging‚ acceptance and approval. However in order to maintain our position in the group we often have to put individual needs second and put the needs of the group ahead of our own interests. We move from ‘me’ to ‘us’. Problems arise when our sense of being an individual is trapped by the group. Sometimes our fear of rejection
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English Belongs to Everybody by Robert MacNeil Writing to Discover: Do you change the way you use language in different situations? Write about how your use of language changes and why? Changing my spoken language seems to be an everyday occurrence for me in my job field of working with children. Many situations arise in my job that leaves me in situations in which I need to speak differently to different clients so they have a better understanding of what I am talking about. Many of the clients
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TO BELONG IS NOT NECESSARILY TO IDENTIFY WITH IT In our social life‚ each person has one’s own roles and responsibilities‚ attitudes and values. Since every individual is unique and distinct compared to one another‚ these elements that construct our individuality are not always similar. Similarities and reflection of our values make us belong to a group‚ but the differences are barriers that stop ourselves from being recognized as an indivisible part of it. Belonging and identity are inseparable;
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