DJI Bulletin Special English edition 2010: Family Experiment. Global Change and its Effects: How Mothers, Fathers and Children Organize Everyday Life and Manage Crises.

Der globale Wandel und die Folgen: Wie Familien den Alltag gestalten und Krisen bewältigen

Sinkende Geburtenzahlen, fragiler gewordene Partnerschaften und überdurchschnittliche Armutsraten bei Alleinerziehenden sind untrügliche Indizien, die einen um die Zukunftsfähigkeit der Familie bangen lassen müssen. Unter dem Titel “Family Experiment. Global Change and its Effects: How Mothers, Fathers and Children Organize Everyday Life and Manage Crises” beleuchten Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen des DJI in der diesjährigen englischsprachigen Ausgabe des DJI Bulletin die Familie aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven.

Contents:

Andreas Lange and Karin Jurczyk: The Globalized Family

How precarious working conditions and competitive pressure affect the everyday life of the family.

Interview with Glen H. Elder: “We have to live within our means”

The American sociologist discusses the effects of economic crises on families as well as the skills young people need most.

Claudia Zerle and Isabelle Krok: Fathers Put to the Test

Modern men want to have a successful career and fulfillment within the family. But it is not easy to achieve both in today’s working world.

Walter Bien: Network Family

The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is closer today than it has ever been before. However, the modern family needs support.

Interview with Psychologist Sabine Walper: “Separation Can be a Salvation for the Children”

The Munich divorce researcher describes how children can emerge from the crisis stronger than they were before.

Michaela Schier and Anna Proske: One Child, Two Homes

How families succeed in reorganizing daily life after a separation or divorce of the parents.

Heinz Kindler: A Fresh Start Free of Anxiety

Children of violent ex-partners need special protection. Permanent restraining orders, however, are rarely necessary.