Maslow Flashcards
Maslow
1943
1943
Maslow
Maslow 1943
A Theory of Human Motivation
What is maslows theory
it is a psychological theory that starts with universal needs and then moved up to more emotional aspects
What does the original hierarchy state and how has this changed
The original hierarchy states each stage has to be achieved before you can move up. However, this has been revised and today scholars think the levels are continuously overlapping, meaning people may fall back into needed the lower levels at any point.
Hofsteded
Hofsteded has criticised it for being ethnocentric, as it doesn’t register the difference between those in individualistic societies and those in collectivist societies. Individualist societies are more focused on self-improvement, collectivist societies focus on community and acceptance.
Who criticised Maslow’s hierarchy as being ethnocentric
Hofsteded
Tang and West 1997
Looked at the differences between the US and Middle Eastern needs and found may differences
Who looked at the different needs of the US and Middle East
Tang and West 1997
What 3 works does Martinez-Alier (2017) look at
- Inglehart’s post materialist thesis in environmental sociology
- Krutilla’s criterion for the valuation for environmental amenities in environmental economics
- Hirsch’s notion for positional goods in political economy
What did Inglehart state in his post materialist work in 1971 (Martinez-Alier 2017)
That once basic economic needs have been met (after the 60s) there is a focus on quality of life. yet people tend to ignore their own environmentally damaging actions.
What does a materialist interpretation of environmentalism argue (Martinez-Alier, 2017)
Increased economic production has reduced environmental resources and services, making the more appreciated
