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Problem
Overemphasis on immediate superficial needs
Other Names:
Superfluous needs
Immediate needs mentality
Broader Problems:
Uncoordinated expression of needs
Insensitivity to non-immediate hazards to society
Lack of relationship between social techniques and the needs they address
Narrower Problems:
Personal need for recognition
Failure to plan for long-term consumer needs
Aggravates:
Crisis-oriented funding
Production of non-essentials
Unnecessary personal consumption
Pursuit of short-term gratification
Inadequate response to societal needs
Market indicators' exclusion of human requirements
Strategies:
Altering immediacy syndrome
Emphasizing immediate superficial needs
Deepening understanding of needs
Subject(s):
Amenities
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Living conditions
Psychology
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Psychology
Policy-making
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Policy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST