Humanism and women?

Question

let be start by saying yes is this is a homework question followed by i have read the whole chapter and still can't seem to find what role women were allowed to take in Humanism. if you can give me any insight i would be very thankful.

Answer 1

I can only answer this from a humanistic psychology perspective (I'm a psych student)...the theory behind humanistic psychology is that people need to have certain needs met before they can fully self-actualize. The further you go back in history, women were allowed or able to meet only some of these needs...survival needs, protection needs, food, shelter...and as history progressed, they were able to seek a formal education, explore artistic and creative pursuits...as history progressed further, they began to gain recognition for their achievements....and at this point in history, women began to fight for their rights to follow their own life path: to find what fulfilled them- to pursue careers if they chose, or other goals, things outside the traditional realm of home and family life. Women today now are able to meet their own needs, thanks in part to feminism, they are now more easily able to become fully self-actualized human beings.

Here's a look at humanistic psychology's (Maslow's) "hierarchy of human needs"

http://www.businessballs.com/maslow.htm

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

If it's in the chapter and you didn't find it, you may need to read it again. You won't be able to use the Internet to get you through real life. Well, sometimes, but come on...