Psychologist Abraham Maslow prioritized human needs

As each need is met, you progress up the pyramid to the next level of needs

 Beauty : Everyone’s concept of beauty is unique. Beautiful surrounds make people content and relaxed.  Self-expression: Showing your personality and taste. For example, a bold person selects bold colors in their home  Creativity : the ability to combine two or more ideas/items and make something that is uniquely yours  Status: Big house, lots of money, location; builder of home; outside materials

 Nuclear Family : Couples and their born or adopted children  Single parent family : One parent and child(ren)  Step family : One or both parents were married before with a child(ren) from the previous marriage  Childless family: Couple and no children  Single person household : smallest type  Extended family :  Several generations (grandparents)  Same generation (cousins)

A series of stages that people pass through in their lifetime  In each stage there are new challenges, needs, and priorities

The needs of housing changes as families move through the stages of the family life cycle Housing need for space gets larger and then smaller again

1. Early in marriage with no children

2. Family is growing with children up to age 6

3. Family has school-age children age 6-18

4. Children are now adults and leave their parents home for college, job, marriage

5. The years between children leaving home and the parents retiring

6. Retirement. Usually one spouse ends up living alone

The degree of satisfaction from life “Good “ housing gives people satisfying surroundings that improve their quality of life 1. Personal = everyone and every family is unique and what type of housing that improves quality of life is unique. Individual importance. 2. Society = to improve quality of life, everyone has to work together. Well-kept buildings and nice landscapes. 3. Privacy = adds to quality of life so that people can relax and have recreation. Security systems, blinds, and fencing.