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Good afternoon, dear readers. Do you know what human social needs are and how to satisfy them? Today I will tell you what needs are, and give a brief instruction on how to manifest yourself and realize yourself in society.
The concept and types of needs
Social needs are the needs to feel like a person, belonging to a group of people, the need to communicate and freely exchange information at any time.
Types of social needs:
- «life for yourself» — power, self-esteem, self-distinguishment;
- «for others» — love, friendship, altruism;
- «life together with society» — independence, rights, justice, etc.
Satisfying these needs is extremely important for almost all of us. Otherwise, a person may feel flawed, not like everyone else. I have many examples from life when individuals rejected by a group of people received moral trauma, as a result of which they were no longer able to lead their usual way of life.
By carefully rereading the types of social needs, we can find that each of us has them. And this is quite normal. Each of us wants to stand out and realize ourselves professionally. He longs to be an altruist or to meet altruists (people who do good deeds without remuneration), desires peace on Earth. This is logical, because we are all brought up by the same society.
Maslow’s needs pyramid
Maslow at one time compiled a pyramid of needs, which has been more than relevant for many years. It is built in ascending order from the following points:
- physiological needs — food, clothing;
- the need for security — housing, material goods;
- social needs — friendship, belonging to like-minded people;
- own significance — self-esteem and assessment of others;
- own relevance — harmony, self-realization, happiness.
As you can see, social needs are in the middle of the pyramid. The main ones are physiological, since on an empty stomach and without a roof over your head, there can be no question of any desire for self-realization. But when these needs are satisfied, then a person has an acute desire to satisfy social ones. Their satisfaction directly affects the harmony of the personality, the degree of its implementation and the emotional background throughout all the years of life.
For a formed personality, social needs are more significant and essential than physiological ones. For example, almost every one of us has seen how a student takes up his studies instead of sleeping. Or when a mother who has not rested herself, has not slept enough and forgot to eat, does not leave the cradle of her child. Often a man who wants to please his chosen one endures pain or other inconvenience.
Friendship, love, family are the initial social needs that most of us try to satisfy in the first place. It is important for us to spend time in the company of other people, to have an active social position, to play a certain role in the team.
Personality will never be formed outside of society. Common interests and the same attitude towards important things (truth, respect, care, etc.) form close interpersonal ties. Within the framework of which the social formation of the individual takes place.
Excessive craving for self-preservation and lack of communication can become the main reason for isolating a modern person from society. Excessive self-confidence, the eternal lack of time to communicate with friends and relatives, the lack of common interests with other people make a person self-contained. Depending on their willpower, such people may begin to abuse alcohol or tobacco, quit their jobs, lose respect and property, and so on.
In order to prevent such harmful effects from occurring, the importance of communication must be clearly understood. It is necessary to develop the desire to feel one’s belonging to a group or groups of people.
Necessary
- Act. No need to sit and wait for your needs to be met by themselves. It is necessary to look for interesting communication, make new friends, sign up for interesting trainings, not avoid dialogues and conversations — i.e. Don’t shut yourself up, but be open.
- Take the initiative. It is not difficult to call and invite a friend or acquaintance to a meeting. Show courtesy and ask what’s new with a person with whom you have not communicated for a long time.
- Don’t overdo it. It is not at all necessary to show everyone and everyone what a good, cheerful, kind and cheerful person you are and how pleasant it is to spend time with you. Relax and be yourself. Then communication will be natural and relaxed.
- Be able to conduct dialogues and conversations. When a person talks a lot, it irritates, when it is not enough, it strains and creates discomfort in communicating with him. Understand that everything should be in moderation. Know how to listen and tell your stories, share experiences or recommendations.
- Be interested in people. Remember that you will not be interesting to anyone if all your conversations concern only you, your affairs, plans and health. Your interlocutors want to feel their importance in the same way. When communicating, do not forget to be interested in the affairs of others, and then it will always be pleasant to talk with you.
- Strive for something new. Do not be afraid of new acquaintances and hobbies. Don’t fence yourself off from opportunities that come your way. Constantly expanding the circle of interests, the circle of your communication will automatically expand.
- Suggest meetings. Don’t wait for someone to invite you to a meeting. Take the initiative from time to time. It can be both work colleagues and neighbors or just a familiar person who has common interests with you. Fortunately, a huge number of presentations, master classes, thematic exhibitions, etc. are being organized today. They provide an opportunity to usefully spend leisure time, bring people together with common interests.
Conclusion
Remember, dear readers, that only by satisfying our social needs, we feel like full-fledged people. No matter how much work and worries you have, find time to communicate and relax with friends and like-minded people.
We also recommend reading an article about the social psychology of personality. It is a science that studies the interaction of the individual with society and vice versa.
Being a socially active and interesting person for others is work, but it’s worth it. I wish you to be open and positive!