CHAPTER 22

INTRO TO FCS
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT, YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO…
• INVESTIGATE HOW PEOPLES NEEDS, GOALS AND VALUES INFLUENCE THEIR
HOUSING DECISIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR LIFESTYLE AND LIFE CYCLE.

• PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF HOW HOUSING HELPS YOU MEET YOUR PHYSICAL,

SOCIAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS

• LIST DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING

WHAT IS
HOUSING? • THREE TYPES OF BASIC HOUSING
• NATURAL
• ANY STRUCTURE • PORTABLE
• PERMANENT
BUILT FOR
• THREE TYPES OF NEEDS MET BY
PEOPLE TO LIVE HOUSING:
IN; COMES IN • PHYSICAL
MANY SHAPES • SOCIAL
• PSYCHOLOGICAL
AND FORMS.
MEETING NEEDS THROUGH
HOUSING
•NEEDS VS. WANTS
•NEEDS ARE THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS
THAT PEOPLE MUST HAVE FILLED IN
ORDER TO LIVE
•WANTS: NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED
NEEDS & WANTS
• INDIVIDUAL: TWO MINUTES TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF
AS MANY PHYSICAL NEEDS, PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS &
WANTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSING THAT YOU CAN

• CLG: FIVE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR LISTS WITH YOUR

GROUP AND EXPAND TO MAKE ONE BIG LIST. THINK OF AS
MANY AS YOU CAN.
MASLOW’S THEORY
PHYSICAL NEEDS:MOST BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
• SHELTER/PROTECTION:
• PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS
• FOOD AND WATER:
• PLACE TO PREPARE FOOD
• PLACE TO EAT
• SOCIALIZE
• FAMILY TIME
SOCIAL NEEDS

•SPACE: DO YOU WANT SPACE TO ENJOY

FAMILY AND FRIENDS?
•RECREATION: DO YOU NEED INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR AREAS FOR THIS?
•SURROUNDINGS: DO YOU WANT
NEIGHBORS/NEIGHBORHOOD?
PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS:
THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR SPACE

•NEED FOR SECURITY

•NEED FOR PRIVACY
•NEED FOR LOVE & BELONGING
•NEED FOR SELF-ACTUALIZATION
•NEED FOR IDENTITY & CREATIVITY
 SUMMARIZING:
YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS & HOUSING ASSIGNMENT

• DIRECTIONS:
• DRAW THE OUTLINE OF A HOUSE
• DRAW/FIND 3 PICTURES THAT DEPICT PHYSICAL NEEDS & 3 PICTURES THAT
DEPICT PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS
• PLACE/GLUE THESE INSIDE THE HOUSE WITH THE APPROPRIATE LABEL.
• BE NEAT AND CREATIVE
• WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONAL PRIORITIES SO NO TWO PICTURES
SHOULD LOOK THE SAME!
• GRADING/RUBRIC:
• HOUSE NEATLY DISPLAYED- 2 POINTS
• 6 PICTURES (3 PHYSICAL/3PSYCHOLOGICAL)- 6 POINTS
• PICTURES LABELED CORRECTLY- 12 PTS
• TOTAL: 20 POINTS