The authors of The Essence of Our Being compare the body of knowledge as the “head, heart and soul” of family consumer science (Anderson, CL, & Nickols, SY 2004). The article also mentions that “Basic human needs are central to the concepts of the family and consumer sciences body of knowledge” (2004), but not everyone accumulates these basic human needs which the textbook defines as “food , clothing, shelter and relationships.” (Kato, SL, & Elias, JG 2013) But in my opinion the two most important needs are food and clothing. It is true that having a relationship is part of the process of evolution and through interaction a community is established, but in addition from this interaction we need means of survival, i.e. food and clothes, hence the article I chose for this research “Faith in Values: How to Reduce Poverty and Save Taxpayers $4.6 Billion a Year” by Sally Steenland (03/19/2014) explains why some people are unable to meet these needs. The body of knowledge relates to this article because it shows specific problems that prevent people from meeting basic needs. Due to the breakdown of poor families, communities struggle for resources, overpopulation and low wages. According to the article, high-income people don't like the fact that they are taxed more to help those who pay below the minimum wage, when the simplest option would be to raise the minimum wage. “I find it galling that my tax dollars subsidize companies whose wages are so low that their workers are entitled to basic government assistance” (Steenland.S. 2014) if the companies don't want to raise wages and the rich don't want more taxes, what happens to the intermediary? How does it survive?Parts of the body of knowledge......middle of paper......research, but more importantly it made them curious to learn more.Work cited.Steenland, Sally. “Faith in Values: How to Reduce Poverty and Save Taxpayers $4.6 Billion a Year.” American Progress.org. Np, March 19, 2014. Web. March 21, 2014. Anderson, C. L., & Nickols, S. Y. (2004). The essence of our being: A synopsis of the 2001 commemorative conference. In C. Simerly, S. Y. Nickols, and J. M. Shane, (Eds.), Themes in family and consumer sciences, a book of readings (pp. 19-22) . United States of America: American Family and Consumer Sciences Association. Kato, Sharleen L. and Janice G. Elias. "Improving the quality of life of individuals, families and communities". Fundamentals of family and consumer sciences; Careers serving individuals, families and communities. 2nd ed. Lllinois: Goodheart-willcox, 2014. 24-35.