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Seit 2011 stehen Wendekinder, als letzte partiell in der DDR sozialisierte Gruppe, welche sich in Teilen selbst als Dritte Generation Ostdeutschland bezeichnen, im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit.Mit diesem Band liegt eine transdisziplinäre Betrachtung des Phänomens vor. Dabei wird das Forschungsfeld in den Dimensionen Diskurs, Typen und Positionierung(en) kartiert. Im zweiten Moment ist durch die Bildung eines Analyserasters, dem Rostocker-Generationen-Modell, eine Betrachtung der Frage nach dem 'Zusammenwachsen' der beiden deutschen Staaten gelungen. Die Vielfalt der Beiträge verdeutlicht eine initiale Erkenntnis: Es handelt sich bei den Wendekindern um eine hochgradig diverse Generation, welcher jedoch aufgrund ihrer doppelten Sozialisation eine ausgleichende triangulierende Vermittlerposition zukommt. Adriana Lettrari ist Promovendin am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Bremen und Gründerin der Wendekind gUG.Christian Nestler ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaften der Universität Rostock.Dr. Nadja Troi-Boeck ist Jugendpfarrerin in Buchs ZH und Habilitandin an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich.

"This book unravels the mysteries and confusion surrounding Millennials. They are now the largest group in the labor force and their presence redefines the workplace for many organizations. Many older workers, who struggle to understand Millennials, often define them by stereotypes rather than their actual attributes. The historical and social events that occurred when Millennials were growing up are reviewed, which can result in traits and values specific to this cohort. The research behind this book explores the conflict styles of Millennials compared to Generation Xers and Baby Boomers - the unique strategies they are likely to use to address conflict in the workplace. This book shares the results of interviews and focus groups providing first-hand accounts from Millennials and non-Millennials about their work interactions. And the results from approximately 11,000 test-takers of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument provide fascinating findings about generational differences in conflict styles. Millennials grew up with technology at their fingertips and tend to avoid conflict and seek advice from their online support groups. The book will also dig into Millennials' powerful use of social media and how they use it to further their causes. They have a strong desire to know what's happening now and find it difficult to 'turn off.' This book explores generational differences and finds an increase in unassertive styles in Millennial males. This work shares what Millennials want and value in a workplace and what employers can do to recruit and retain this valuable cohort. Millennials' diversity, political and social engagement, and the implications for the broader society are explored. This research fills an important gap in the research on generational cohorts and conflict management and provides valuable information to scholars and practitioners alike"--

This comparison of labor and ethnic conflict in Israel is intended to substantiate two theses. The first maintains that ideologies have more to do with patterning conflict than merely with legitimizing interests and counterinterests; specifically, that when ideological commitments and interests do not coincide, this will lead to ambiguities, i.e., to activities which work at cross-purposes to each other. The second thesis is that when an Establishment is confronted by conflict, it may develop certain patterns of conflict absorption by which the conflict is neither suppressed nor yet allowed to generate any substantial social changes. These patterns usually include symbolic reassurances; devices for attenuating demands and for depleting the aggrieved parties' ranks; partial responsiveness; and maintenance of the Establishment itself and the basic framework of the society relatively unchanged.