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Common Human Features Individual Commonalities Group Commonalities

Individual Human Commonalities Model 1.Physical and Physiological 2.Pleasure and Pain 3.Survival 4.Territorial 5.Power 6.Safety 7.Belonging 8.Consciousness 9.Self-actualization 10.Spiritual Ten Dimensions

#10. The Spiritual Dimension

#10. Spiritual Dimension

Group Commonalities and the Five Currents 1.Relationship with Nature: Ecosystem Currents 2. Ways of Living: Techno-Economic Currents 3. Human Networks: Social Currents 4. Establishing Order: Political Currents 5. Human Expressions: Cultural Currents

Human Commonalities and Ecosystem Currents Ecosystem Currents 1.Geographic location 2.Environment 3.Human populations 4.Natural populations 5.Human and nature interaction Human Commonalities 1.Survival needs 2.Need to grow food

Human Commonalities and Techno-Economic Currents Techno-Economic Currents 1.Daily life 2.Economic systems 3.Technology 4.Exchange and trade 5.Patterns of labor Human Commonalities 1.Need for food, shelter, sleep, and water 2.Horticulture sense 3.Need for comfort 4.Survival needs

Human Commonalities and Social Currents Social Currents 1.Groups and institutions 2.Family 3.Gender roles 4.Prestige and social status 5.Socialization and education Human Commonalities 1.Sexual /reproduce needs 2.Need to belong 3.Cooperative sense 4.Need to share/reciprocate 5.Compassion 6.Need for love 7.Friendship 8.Self respect 9.Kinship ties

Human Commonalities and Political Currents Political Currents 1.Political systems 2.Forms of leadership 3.Customs, rules/laws and punishment 4.Migration and interaction 5.Conflict/cooperation and warfare Human Commonalities 1.Drive for power, mastery, control 2.Conflict 3.Sense of territoriality 4.Needs for safety and security 5.Need for stability

Human Commonalities and Cultural Currents Cultural Currents 1.Worldview and ideology 2.Spirituality and religion 3.Communication 4.Identity and belonging 5.Aesthetic expression Human Commonalities 1.Sense of rhythm 2.Aesthetic sense 3.Identity 4.Need language and communication 5.Sense of belonging 6.Need self-actualization 7.Spiritual sense

Environment Hot Regions Wet Regions High Regions Cold Regions Dry Regions Low Regions

Eco-system Currents: Environment

Techno-Economic Currents Daily Life

Social Currents: Family

Political Currents: Conflict

Cultural Currents: Religion