What Does Maslow tell Us?, page 1


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reply posted on 10-11-2005 @ 03:22 PM by shantyman
This is the pyramid - Physiological is the base, self-actualization is the summit. According to Maslow, the population is 'layered' into these specific needs. Hopefully, as people develop, they move up through the hierarchy. Maslow believed that the well-developed person will climb the pyramid as they satisfy their more basic needs. The pyramid - unfortunately - reflects society as a whole. When you mention people who say ' don't give me the job' , they are likely hovering in one of the lower levels. They feel that something is better than the possibility of losing everything. Welfare isn't great, but it does provide basic needs. These are people who haven't developed a sense of self- esteem to be willing to wager. These are the victims of learned helplessness.

Self Actualization Needs (full potential)
These are the people who are comfortable with themselves, confident
in their abilities, and willing to take risks with an eye for the reward.
Ego Needs (self respect, personal worth, autonomy)
These are the people we see around us every day - hopefully! They
self-sufficient. They can provide for their own housing, pay their own
bills, have generally rewarding jobs. They often are in stable, long-term
relationships or are content with the level of human support they have
developed.

Social Needs (love, friendship, comradeship)
These are the people who have satisfied the most basic of needs and
have developed skills in creating a social circle of friends or a peer
group. One can argue that the AA program and others like it are focused
in helping their clients develop this level of self-actualization
Security Needs (protection from danger)
People who have mastered this level are those who do not face
imminent death all the time. They are secure enough that they are not
worried about where they will sleep tonight or if they are going to
eat today. They are the ones who don't have to fear being robbed or
attacked while they sleep.
Physiological Needs (warmth, shelter, food)
The homeless are people who are grappling with this problem. These are
people whose entire life consists of the most elemental tasks that need
to be developed simply to survive. They cannot be bothered with
anything else beyond the concern of survival at the most basic level.


I can see personnel managers using this as some sort of filtering tool. How it's really appropriate, I'm still not sure.....


reply posted on 11-11-2005 @ 08:23 PM by siriuslyone
Originally posted by smallpeeps
siriuslyone, it sounds to me like you are dealing with what many women deal with every day in corporate America. I am wondering if you think large corporations are supposed to be fair and impartial places for women to work. I've always seen them to be male-dominated bastions of incompetence. But then, they pay me, so I usually don't comment on it. For what it's worth, most of the higher-up managers I've worked with in my career have been active in not wanting or hiring females. Men are afraid of women, for the most part.

but does Maslow teach us how to help these many masses.

IMO, Maslow is popular because he's right for the most part. The heirarchy of needs helps many people organize themselves and their worldview. I don't think he intended it to be used for a company to determine its hiring policies. If a company chooses to use this model as a way to motivate their employees, they'd probably have to mold it to fit such a limited place as work, where very little self-actualization is done, and where most people don't feel "safe" about their job, but are pushed to achieve more lest they be fired or laid-off.

Also, why does it mean anything that Maslow is a Jew? I didn't understand that comment in your post. Can you explain?


Dis-regard the Jewish part, I should have edited that out..It was directed at the thread I told you got immediately trash-binned.I was to be a conspiracy thingie about triangles,,disregard.
Yes, I am a Master Watchmaker, Photofinishing Engineer among owning my own businesses..The first 2 were/ are totally male oriented, but my Dad wanted a son so me sat me down at the watch bench at about 7.
I was put on TV as being the only female watchmaker in the southeast at one time.
I was once working in a repair center when I saw one of the male's checks and it was 5 times what I was being paid for the same job.
The glass ceiling is still there, trust me..and I could not comprehend the concept of a company saying the top of maslows chart are the ONLY type manager we will have..This to me, meant many exclusions.
If you are still going through it, bless you as I know they have to bite their tongues a hundred times a day..to keep from talking down to females..

I really do not hold it against them, as their Moms still do not teach males correctly.My best confidantes are male as long as they promise to leave their tests-os-ter-one at home..tests one, especially yours truly..
Nice post, thank you...
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