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"Die gegenwärtig geführte Paradigmendebatte zur Kindheitssoziologie stellt ein deutliches Lebenszeichen für einen eigenständigen Sonderbereich Kindheit im Rahmen soziologischer Forschung dar. Im Vergleich damit ist die moderne Wirtschaftswissenschaft weitgehend desinteressiert am Phänomen der Kindheit. Dies ist keineswegs überraschend, da - in Analogie zur Soziologie - die Begründung moderner Wirtschaftswissenschaft den Ausschluß von Kindern aus dem mainstream von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft voraussetzte. Geblieben ist eine subalterne und instrumentalisierende Sichtweise von Kindheit z.B. in den Spezialfeldern Familien- bzw. Bildungsökonomie. Die gegenwärtig zu beobachtenden demographischen und ökonomischen Entwicklungen (Altern der westlichen Industriegesellschaften einerseits und Anzeichen von wirtschaftlicher Stagnation verbunden mit der Einschränkung staatlich garantierter Leistungen in den Bereichen Soziales, Bildung und Familie andererseits) lassen ein Wiederaufflammen verschärfter Verteilungskämpfe erwarten. Diese entwickeln sich zunächst entlang den klassischen Bruchlinien vertikaler (Klassen und Schichten) sowie horizontaler Umverteilung (unterschiedliche Familienlasten). Es gibt jedoch auch Anzeichen dafür, daß zu den klassischen Dimensionen von Verteilungsgerechtigkeit eine weitere hinzukommen wird, welche ich als generationale Dimension bezeichne. In statisch-komparativer Betrachtungsweise meine ich damit die Frage nach der ökonomischen Stellung verschiedener Generationen verstanden als Altersgruppen in der Sozialstruktur zu einem gegebenen Zeitpunkt, in longitudinaler Perspektive hingegen die Wohlfahrt verschiedener Generationen im Sinne von Alterskohorten. Die sich in allen westlichen Industrieländern intensivierenden Debatten um Kinderarmut und Generationenverträge sind engstens mit der Frage nach generationaler Verteilungsgerechtigkeit verknüpft." (Autorenreferat)

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the nature of intergenerational relationships in immigrant families, especially between immigrant parents and their children, many of whom were born and largely raised in the United States. This review begins with an analysis of the causes of tension and conflict as well as accommodation and cooperation between parents and children in immigrant families in the contemporary United States. We then examine what happens when parents and children are separated in transnational families—why this pattern occurs today and how it affects family relationships. We provide a historical-comparative perspective, discussing what is new about parent-child relations in immigrant families today in contrast to a century ago in the last great wave of immigration to the United States. Finally, a cross-national view reveals the different emphases in the social science literature on intergenerational relations in immigrant families in the United States and western Europe.

Recent literature has identified modern "parenting" as an expert-led practice—one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly on fathers too. Exploring within diverse historical and global contexts how men and women make—and break—relations between generations when becoming parents, this volume brings together innovative qualitative research by anthropologists, historians, and sociologists. The chapters focus tightly on inter-generational transmission and demonstrate its importance for understanding how people become parents and rear children.

Recent literature has identified modern "parenting" as an expert-led practice-one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly on fathers too. Exploring within diverse historical and global contexts how men and women make-and break-relations between generations when becoming parents, this volume brings together innovative qualitative research by anthropologists, historians, and sociologists. The chapters focus tightly on inter-generational transmission and demonstrate its importance for understanding how people become parents and rear children

A consideration of recent demographic trends, the historically unique longevity, and the political discussion about social security and care for the elderly makes it apparent that the topic of intergenerational relationships is getting more and more important – not only for politics, but also for social research in the field of family sociology and gerontology. A closer look at the huge quantity of studies in this field reveals a number of limitations for Germany. Firstly, only some aspects of intergenerational relationships are captured in the present empirical data. Secondly, most studies focus on the relations between adult children and their older parents. Information about intergenerational relationships founded on a broader empirical basis is missing. And, as a third point, the theoretical debate reveals some significant conceptual shortcomings. To narrow these gaps, this paper first discusses the theoretical and empirical results of the current debate about intergenerational relations. In a second step our own empirical data are presented: these capture many different aspects of
the relations between generations. Finally, suggestions will be made for ways to close the
theoretical gap.

"Justice Between Generations" published on by Oxford University Press.

Counterinsurgency strategies employed by the US military in Afghanistan have led to the US military embarking on civil governance reform. This has created new forms of civil-military relations with Afghan and international counterparts. These relations appear less dramatic than 'conventional' civil-military relations, in that they do not create the same visible alignment on the ground between military and non-military identities. In addition, the increased merging of civil and military work areas creates a new complexity that stems from semantic confusion. This complexity is mostly about norms and principles, in that the core puzzle is the more general question of what kinds of tasks the military should and should not do, rather than about violent consequences to civilians and questions of neutrality. This article proposes the term 'third-generation civil-military relations' to capture and examine the conceptual challenges that stem from the merging of military and civil work areas in Afghanistan's reconstruction. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright PRIO, www.prio.no]

Counterinsurgency strategies employed by the US military in Afghanistan have led to the US military embarking on civil governance reform. This has created new forms of civil—military relations with Afghan and international counterparts. These relations appear less dramatic than 'conventional' civil—military relations, in that they do not create the same visible alignment on the ground between military and non-military identities. In addition, the increased merging of civil and military work areas creates a new complexity that stems from semantic confusion. This complexity is mostly about norms and principles, in that the core puzzle is the more general question of what kinds of tasks the military should and should not do, rather than about violent consequences to civilians and questions of neutrality. This article proposes the term 'third-generation civil—military relations' to capture and examine the conceptual challenges that stem from the merging of military and civil work areas in Afghanistan's reconstruction.

Abstract. Moral dilemmas that arise from environmental policies are varied. Over and above relations between human beings and either animals or nature, these include relations between contemporaries and future inhabitants of our world. In that sense many environmental policies can be seen as a matter of distribution of access to goods between contemporaries and future generations. In light of this argument a comprehensive theory of justice between generations seems needed to enable political theorists to evaluate environmental problems and to discuss ecological questions with a new approach.