Chapter 1 Housing & Human Needs Housing Decisions By Evelyn L. Lewis Carolyn S. Turner

Daily Reflection Good Neighbor (5minute Activities) Work with a partner to agree on and write down five rules for being a good neighbor. Write your list on a sheet of paper to share with the class. Look for thing each group has in common.

Getting Acquainted Through Housing, pg. 45 TRG: Assignment Getting Acquainted Through Housing, pg. 45

Housing, as used in the text means any dwelling that provides shelter. It refers to what is within and near the shelter, such as furnishings, neighborhood, and community.

People & Their Housing Housing is your near environment, a small and distinct part of the total environment in which you live. Housing include your dwelling place, the furnishing in the space, your neighborhood, and your immediate community.

Housing affects your actions, and in turn, your actions affect your housing. You could adapt your housing to match your way of life.

HOMEWORK Due Next Class Day TRN, Who Lives in Your Home, pg. 55

Meeting Needs through Housing Needs are the basic requirements that people must have filled in order to live. All people have physical, psychological, and other needs.

Psychologist Abraham Maslow prioritized human needs. As each type of need is met, you progress up the pyramid to the next level. Your basic needs must be met first.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs All needs have been fulfilled to some degree Be liked and respected Support, assurance, praise, acceptance Feel safe in surroundings Need for air, water, food, clothing, shelter, medical care

Physical Needs Most basic or primary needs a. Shelter b. Food c. Water d. Rest

Shelter The need for shelter and protection from the weather has always been met by a dwelling of some type.

Archeologists are social scientist who study ancient cultures by unearthing dwelling places of past civilizations. The earliest dwellings were in natural settings (caves & over hanging cliffs).

The Pueblo Native Americans used adobe, which is building materials made of sun-dried earth and straw

Nomads periodically move their residences depending on weather, available farmland, and other factors.

Food & Water In the past, people located their house near food & water source. They stored food and a small supply of water in there dwellings while they prepared and ate their food outside.

Psychological Needs Related to the mind and feelings that must be met in order to live a satisfying life.

Security Security from the outside world. It helps you feel safe and protected.

Love & Acceptance Housing affects your feelings of being loved and accepted.

Esteem Esteem, or the respect, admiration, and high regard of others. A house that is clean, neat, and attractive will gain the approval and respect.

Self-esteem is awareness and appreciation of your own worth. Living in a pleasant, satisfying home can help you gain self-esteem.

Self-Actualization Having to develop your FULL potential. It is the place where each person can progress toward becoming what he or she is capable of being. Striving toward self-actualization is often a lifelong process.

Other Needs Met through Housing Beauty…the quality or qualities that give pleasure to the senses. Self-expressing…evident when you choose colors to decorate your house. Creativity…ability to create imaginatively.

Assignment Design Team Create a pyramid on poster board, arranging pictures on the poster that represent all the needs & personal priorities. Pyramid must be labeled correctly with at least 5 pictures of each category. Lesson 2 What Does Your Home Provide, pg. 3-5 From Learning Zone Express

Factors Affecting Housing Choices Personal Priorities are strong beliefs or ides about what is important. They can be views, events, people, places, or objects you prize highly. These are formed based on your experiences.

Space People have spatial needs. They create invisible boundaries around themselves. Others can sense those boundaries and, therefore, know whether they have permission to enter.

They way space is used also influence the amount that is needed. Right furnishings can make the space seem larger or small.

Privacy People need privacy to maintain good mental health.

Family Relationship A family is two are more people living together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Costs The cost of housing is important factor in making decisions. Addition expenses: (repair, maintenance, utilities, food, etc)

Roles Roles are patterns of behavior that people display in their homes, the workplace, and their communities. The roles affect the type of housing they choose and the way the housing is used.

Lifestyle A way of life. Income greatly affects the degree to which comforts and convinces are added to a home to address the occupants’ lifestyle.

Assignment Your Housing Needs & Personal Priorities, pg. 8

Housing Needs Vary Life situations and circumstances cause change and affect the way you live. Household is a group of people sharing the same dwelling.

Family Family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked together through descent from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption.

Types of households

Nuclear Family A mother, father and one or more children.

Single Parent Family One parent and one or more children.

Extended Includes all the relatives in a family such as grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins.

Adoptive A mother & father who are raising a child who are not the biological parents.

Childless Family A husband and wife with no children

Blended A Family that has children from another marriage or relationship.

Foster Family A family that takes care of a child for short or long periods of time until they either return home or find a home.

Family Life Cycle

Life Cycle A life cycle is a series of stages through which an individual or family passes during its lifetime. Each stage brings about new opportunities and face new challenges.

Individual Life Cycle Each person follows a pattern of development called an individual life cycle. a. Infancy b. Childhood c. Youth d. Adulthood

Single Young adulthood (age 19), you begin to separate emotionally from your family. During this stage, you strive to become fully able to support yourself emotionally, physically, socially, and financially

Couple The newly married couple start a life together by combining both family systems (yours and your spouse).  

Parenting Parenting is one of the most challenging phases of the family life cycle. Couple with child(ren) 6 to 20 years old.

Empty Nest The stage of launching adult children begins when your first child leaves home and ends with the "empty nest." When older children leave home, there are both positive and negative consequences.

Mid Years The couple focuses on their marriage, planning for their future, and becoming grandparents. This stage last until the couple retires. 52

Aging This stage can be a great adventure where you are free from the responsibilities of raising your children and can simply enjoy the fruits of your life's work. Change includes dealing with the loss of our spouse, siblings, and peers and the preparation for our own death and the end of our generation.

Assignment Family Life Cycle Book Directions: Students will make a book of the Family Life cycle. The book will have the title of each life cycle with an explanation, written in your own words.