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Human Needs: Overview (2023)

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Abstract

Human need and related concepts such as basic needs have long been part of the implicit conceptual foundation for social work theory, practice, and research. However, although the published literature in social work has long stressed social justice, and has incorporated discussion of human rights, human need has long been both a neglected and contested concept. In recent years, the explicit use of human needs theory has begun to have a significant influence on the literature in social work.

Keywords: human needs, basic needs, human rights, social justice, needs assessment, empowerment, well-being, quality of life, oppression, dehumanization

Subjects: Ethics and Values, Human Behavior, International and Global Issues, Populations and Practice Settings, Social Justice and Human Rights

Dover, M.  (2023, August 23). Human Needs: Overview. Encyclopedia of Social Work. Retrieved 25 Aug. 2023, from https://oxfordre.com/socialwork/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.001.0001/acrefore-9780199975839-e-554 .

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationNASW/Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Work
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 23 2023

Keywords

  • human needs
  • basic needs
  • fundamental needs
  • universal needs
  • human rights
  • social justice
  • wrongfully unmet needs
  • needs assessment
  • empowerment
  • well-being
  • quality of life
  • oppression
  • dehumanization
  • exploitation

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Business
  • Life Sciences
  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

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