The Phsycology behind Wanting Acceptence
after discovering that its known that people want acceptance and a lot of what they do on social media represents this and shows it in an obvious way i wanted to look into the pshycology behind it and why we seek the acceptance we do...
Dr. Abraham Maslow hypothesised that a ‘hierarchy of needs’ motivates humans.
The theory suggests:
Humans must pass lower levels to move up and once this level has being satisfied the motive no longer motivate the individual, however the need is always present.
below you can see the hierarchy of needs model leading to self actualisation, respect and acceptance of is a step that comes after the basic needs, it essentially is a basic ned, we want people to like us and take notice of us.
In the slide show it shows other versions of needs of humans, they all differ slightly but essentially one thing that will always be on the list is acceptance of others. because i was exploring this in term of a social level i looked into acceptance in friendship, dating and the clothes we wear. i found that people conform to all of this because they want to be liked and it seems if you don't follow these conventions your not liked, or is that just a fear people don't want to risk? it lead to to the thought that bullying often occurs when people don't conform to mainstream qualities. showing that a lot of people will do these things to avoid being disliked even if its not what they would prefer to do or even like to do. it was a thought that interested me...
