Discussion question Your text discusses Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory that has been around for decades. For this week’s discussion, you need to create your own hierarchy that you believe more accurately represents today’s society. Then answer the following questions. This model adds reproductive goals, in the order they are likely to first appear developmentally. The model also depicts the later developing goal systems as overlapping with, rather than completely replacing, earlier developing systems. Once a goal system has developed, its activation will be triggered whenever relevant environmental cues Affilation e Mate Retention Parenting Mate Acquisition Self Protection Immediate Physiologic Status/Esteem What are some possible problems with Maslow's theory? Although Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is popular and makes intuitive sense, it is nonetheless a flawed model of human needs and motivations. Abraham Maslow viewed people through rather idealistic lenses and not as we actually are. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs fails at being a comprehensive framework of human needs and motivations because it ignores the mechanisms behind covering the basic needs It fails at acknowledging the fact that what it calls superior needs are, in fact, natural ways of satisfying basic needs. 2. Do you believe it is still an accurate representation of our hierarchy of needs? I feel like everything else in the world we all evolve and the model is great but it needs evolution. 3. In what ways might you improve or qualify Maslow’s theory to better represent it in today’s world? View diagram above 4. Does Maslow’s theory apply across cultures, or does it vary? For example, how might a hierarchy vary for someone in rural India? It’s not universal and may vary across cultures due to individual differences and availability of resources in the region or geopolitical entity/country. The visual below is Maslow's Hierarchy.