The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow
The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow
By: Jassmere D. Smith
Houston Community College
The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow
Young Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow was born on April 1, 1908 in Manhattan, New York to Rose and Samuel Maslow. He had seven siblings; Abe Maslow, Hympe Maslow, Solly Maslow, Ruth Maslow, Sylvia Maslow, Lewis Maslow and Edith Maslow who had died as an infant. At an early age Maslow developed a strong mistrust of religion and became a proud atheist. Due to his scrawny physique and timid personality Maslow was a victim of anti-Semitism for most of his adolescent years; from being chased, cursed and even to having rock hurled at his head because he was Jewish. Sadly, anti-Semitism was not only implemented by his peers but also by his teachers who constantly belittle Maslow to be unintelligent. But that never stop Maslow because even though his parents were not intellectually oriented, they both valued a strong education. Maslow had very few friends, other than his cousin Will and he was full of so much resentment toward his mother for her not being the mother he longed so much for, so Maslow spent mostly all of his childhood at libraries or somewhere with his head in a book so, as a result he developed a passion for reading and knowledge. In January of 1922 Maslow attended Boys High School, which was ranked as one of Brooklyn’s top high schools. While attending his had many accomplishments; he was an officer in many academic clubs, he became an editor of the Latin magazine, and he also edited Principia; the school physics paper for a full year. As, Maslow bridged from his teens to his twenties he became athletically inclined in within those years Maslow was an enthusiastic tennis player and also became very fund of middle-distance running, softball, handball, and punch ball.
College and Academic Career1
On September 28, 1926, Maslow attended the City College of New York. Maslow began legal studies at the Brooklyn law school in addition to his
By: Jassmere D. Smith
Houston Community College
The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow
Young Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow was born on April 1, 1908 in Manhattan, New York to Rose and Samuel Maslow. He had seven siblings; Abe Maslow, Hympe Maslow, Solly Maslow, Ruth Maslow, Sylvia Maslow, Lewis Maslow and Edith Maslow who had died as an infant. At an early age Maslow developed a strong mistrust of religion and became a proud atheist. Due to his scrawny physique and timid personality Maslow was a victim of anti-Semitism for most of his adolescent years; from being chased, cursed and even to having rock hurled at his head because he was Jewish. Sadly, anti-Semitism was not only implemented by his peers but also by his teachers who constantly belittle Maslow to be unintelligent. But that never stop Maslow because even though his parents were not intellectually oriented, they both valued a strong education. Maslow had very few friends, other than his cousin Will and he was full of so much resentment toward his mother for her not being the mother he longed so much for, so Maslow spent mostly all of his childhood at libraries or somewhere with his head in a book so, as a result he developed a passion for reading and knowledge. In January of 1922 Maslow attended Boys High School, which was ranked as one of Brooklyn’s top high schools. While attending his had many accomplishments; he was an officer in many academic clubs, he became an editor of the Latin magazine, and he also edited Principia; the school physics paper for a full year. As, Maslow bridged from his teens to his twenties he became athletically inclined in within those years Maslow was an enthusiastic tennis player and also became very fund of middle-distance running, softball, handball, and punch ball.
College and Academic Career1
On September 28, 1926, Maslow attended the City College of New York. Maslow began legal studies at the Brooklyn law school in addition to his