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Need

A need is a requirement for survival or optimal functioning at a point of time and in a given context. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is something required for a safe, stable and healthy life (e.g. air, water, food, land, shelter) while…

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Need

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples67
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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related to Other views · 25
Need → According, Allison, Also, Beyond Capital, Busby, Encyclopedia, Heller, Human Need, Human Needs, Hungarian, In, Karl Marx, London, Marx, Marxian, Michael Lebowitz, Overview, Oxford Bibliographies Online, Paris Manuscripts, Political
related to Psychological definition · 9
Need → Abraham Maslow, Clayton Alderfer, His, It, Maslow's, People, The, To, While
related to References · 7
Need → Economic Institutions, Economic Issues, Gough, Human Needs, Ian, Journal, Satisfaction
related to Doyal and Gough's definition · 6
Need → Human Need, Ian Gough, Len Doyal, Their, Theory, Together
related to External links · 5
Need → Media, Needs, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
see also · 3
Need → Consumer, McClelland, Nonviolent CommunicationPovertySimple
is a · 2
Need → psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a goal, requirement for survival or optimal functioning at a point of time and in a given context

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needs human work social theory also basic food gough health wants psychological doyal objective model physical water economics professor economic

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Needis arequirement for survival or optimal functioning at a point of time and in a given context0.90text
Needis apsychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a goal0.90text
airinstance ofthey have the potential to become economic demands.Basic needs0.80text
waterinstance ofthey have the potential to become economic demands.Basic needs0.80text
foodinstance ofthey have the potential to become economic demands.Basic needs0.80text
protection from environmental dangers are necessary for an organism to liveinstance ofthey have the potential to become economic demands.Basic needs0.80text
the human need for purposeinstance ofhumans also have needs of a social or societal nature0.80text
to socializeinstance ofhumans also have needs of a social or societal nature0.80text
to belong to a family or community or other groupinstance ofhumans also have needs of a social or societal nature0.80text
foodinstance ofwhich range from basic physiological or lower order needs0.80text
waterinstance ofwhich range from basic physiological or lower order needs0.80text
safetyinstance ofwhich range from basic physiological or lower order needs0.80text

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