1. Familie und Nachhaltigkeit.
- Author
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Vedder, Björn
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FAMILIES , *SUSTAINABILITY , *FATHERHOOD , *ROLE models , *SYSTEMS theory - Abstract
My considerations about the connection between sustainability and family pursue two perspectives, which can be distinguished from an external and an internal perspective. On the one hand, the outside perspective, I ask what the features of a sustainable family policy are. How can family life be integrated into other social sub-areas and systems so that it meets the requirements of sustainability? In this respect, my considerations are primarily guided by sociological descriptions that understand sustainability as an integration of systems, e.g. the economy on the one hand and ecological systems on the other. Integration here means learning from one another and limiting or complementing one another. In the second part, the internal perspective, I consider the question how family life can be organized so as to support sustainable goals. In this part, my remarks are guided primarily by philosophical reflections on what it means to grow up and to ensure success in life. Here, too, the idea of a limitation plays an important role, namely the limitations of one`s own life by failure, loss and death. The idea of a border connects the two parts of this essay, which can also be read as a reflection on (physical and mental) borders and how we can benefit from them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2020