this week we focus on identity-based needs and how they play a role in fueling the conflict. or blacks versus whites

These are “needs we all have to preserve a sense of who we are and our place in the world” (Mayer, 2012, p. 25). They include:

Meaning: “establishing a purpose for one’s life, existence, actions, and struggles” (Mayer, 2012, p. 25).
Community: “feeling connected with groups with which they can identify and in which they feel recognized” (Mayer, 2012, p. 26).
Intimacy involves “being special, unique, and important to other people” (Mayer, 2012, p. 26).
Autonomy: a sense of independence, freedom, and individuality (Mayer, 2012, p. 27)