Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-23-2023

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Social Work

Keywords

human needs, basic needs, human rights, social justice, needs assessment, empowerment, well-being, quality of life, oppression, dehumanization

Abstract

Human need and related concepts such as basic needs have long been part of the implicit conceptual foundation for social work theory, practice, and research. However, although the published literature in social work has long stressed social justice, and has incorporated discussion of human rights, human need has long been both a neglected and contested concept. In recent years, the explicit use of human needs theory has begun to have a significant influence on the literature in social work.

Original Published Citation

Dover, M. (2023, August 23). Human Needs: Overview. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.554

Publication Status

1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.554

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