Die Stimmen von Frauen sind in Wahlkampagnen heiß umkämpft. Konservative Ansichten existieren da... more Die Stimmen von Frauen sind in Wahlkampagnen heiß umkämpft. Konservative Ansichten existieren dabei sowohl in der Linken wie im rechten Spektrum der Parteien. Es sind konkurrierende Bilder vom "Wesen der Frau", die mitunter nicht unmittelbar erkennbar sind. Es sind Varianten, die es zumeist "gut mit den Frauen meinen", die es allerdings nicht sind. Vielfach ist das "gut gemeinte" lediglich eine Variante der Infantilisierung von Frauen: Sie werden nicht ernst genommen.
In the West, the women's movement has led to a radical change in gender relationships. It has res... more In the West, the women's movement has led to a radical change in gender relationships. It has resulted not only in new freedom for women, but also in discrimination against men. Almost every form of social change can lead to conflict; the reason being that change dissolves complex everyday setups that have developed over time in cultures, social strata, ethnic groups, and the gender arrangement. The women's movement set out to bring about this change and has succeeded in doing so. However, under the influence of feminism, conflicts of social change were not resolved, but intentionally aggravated. Consequently, the medieval polarity of a world supposedly dominated by good versus evil (where the force of good is women and the force of evil, men) has emerged over the course of the past three decades.
Ein geschlechtergerechter Puff für unsere Kleinen!, 2014
In der Soziologie wird zurzeit versucht, den Puff zum Inbegriff der Vielfalt sexueller Lebensbedu... more In der Soziologie wird zurzeit versucht, den Puff zum Inbegriff der Vielfalt sexueller Lebensbedürfnisse zu erheben. Er wird als pulsierendes Zentrum von Vielfalt gepriesen – vor allem für die Kinder. Nur fragt man sich, ob es dabei wirklich um Vielfalt oder ganz trivial nur darum geht, Grenzen einzureißen, die Beziehungen zwischen Menschen erst möglich machen? Zumal das Einreißen von Grenzen persönliche Beziehungen nicht weniger unmöglich macht als das Überschreiten nationaler Grenzen Unfrieden stiftet.
Donald Trump hat sein Amt angetreten, aber die Verliererseite hat sich damit noch immer nicht abg... more Donald Trump hat sein Amt angetreten, aber die Verliererseite hat sich damit noch immer nicht abgefunden. Was vielen ein Verrat an Hillary Clinton dünkte, bedarf jedoch näherer Betrachtung.
Men seem unable to speak about their collective disparagement by feminism and gender politics. Th... more Men seem unable to speak about their collective disparagement by feminism and gender politics. This silence could be related to peculiarities of their relationship with their mother during the early years of their lives. Mothers' influence on the development of their sons is treated as if cultural influences as well as family background and the relationship to their mother were irrelevant in shaping masculinity. The incipient reflection on the relationship of mothers to their sons is not only promising but momentous because it is the first of many steps in overcoming the pervasive feminist perpetrator-victim ideology. The tradition of reconciliatory dialogue thus regains a future.
Quotenpolitik ist vordergründig als Debatte über Gerechtigkeit angelegt. Unterstellt wird, dass F... more Quotenpolitik ist vordergründig als Debatte über Gerechtigkeit angelegt. Unterstellt wird, dass Frauen von Männern am Arbeitsmarkt diskriminiert werden und damit ihre Gleichheitsrechte eingeschränkt werden. Quotenpolitik wird in einer Zeit propagiert, in der Frauen angesichts demografisch bedingter Verknappung von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften mit allen Mitteln in den Arbeitsprozess integriert werden sollen. Zwang scheint Politikern angezeigt, weil die Bedingungen sich verschärft haben, unter denen erhebliche Teile von Frauen willens sind, langfristig in den Arbeitsmarkt einzutreten. Zweifellos sind die Eintrittsbedingungen dieser Frauen anspruchsvoller als die von "einfachen Hausfrauen" in den 50iger Jahren zurzeit großen ökonomischen Nachholbedarfs.
In the West, the women´s movement has led to changes in gender relationships. This resulted in c... more In the West, the women´s movement has led to changes in gender relationships. This resulted in changes in women´s life styles, above all in opportunities outside the domestic sphere. Moreover, it created confusion among many men who see their identity and history put into question
The author supports an ethics discourse that clarifies the way that homosexual women as well as h... more The author supports an ethics discourse that clarifies the way that homosexual women as well as homosexual men claim the right to homosexual procreation, taking the precarious consequences for children’s well-being and especially the identity formation of the affected children into careful consideration. Homosexual procreation is, however, not only regarded here as an issue of individual history, but, rather, also as a crucial unstabilizing factor of such cultural essentials as the generation boundaries, family relationships and the progressive course of generations.
Die Stimmen von Frauen sind in Wahlkampagnen heiß umkämpft. Konservative Ansichten existieren da... more Die Stimmen von Frauen sind in Wahlkampagnen heiß umkämpft. Konservative Ansichten existieren dabei sowohl in der Linken wie im rechten Spektrum der Parteien. Es sind konkurrierende Bilder vom "Wesen der Frau", die mitunter nicht unmittelbar erkennbar sind. Es sind Varianten, die es zumeist "gut mit den Frauen meinen", die es allerdings nicht sind. Vielfach ist das "gut gemeinte" lediglich eine Variante der Infantilisierung von Frauen: Sie werden nicht ernst genommen.
In the West, the women's movement has led to a radical change in gender relationships. It has res... more In the West, the women's movement has led to a radical change in gender relationships. It has resulted not only in new freedom for women, but also in discrimination against men. Almost every form of social change can lead to conflict; the reason being that change dissolves complex everyday setups that have developed over time in cultures, social strata, ethnic groups, and the gender arrangement. The women's movement set out to bring about this change and has succeeded in doing so. However, under the influence of feminism, conflicts of social change were not resolved, but intentionally aggravated. Consequently, the medieval polarity of a world supposedly dominated by good versus evil (where the force of good is women and the force of evil, men) has emerged over the course of the past three decades.
Ein geschlechtergerechter Puff für unsere Kleinen!, 2014
In der Soziologie wird zurzeit versucht, den Puff zum Inbegriff der Vielfalt sexueller Lebensbedu... more In der Soziologie wird zurzeit versucht, den Puff zum Inbegriff der Vielfalt sexueller Lebensbedürfnisse zu erheben. Er wird als pulsierendes Zentrum von Vielfalt gepriesen – vor allem für die Kinder. Nur fragt man sich, ob es dabei wirklich um Vielfalt oder ganz trivial nur darum geht, Grenzen einzureißen, die Beziehungen zwischen Menschen erst möglich machen? Zumal das Einreißen von Grenzen persönliche Beziehungen nicht weniger unmöglich macht als das Überschreiten nationaler Grenzen Unfrieden stiftet.
Donald Trump hat sein Amt angetreten, aber die Verliererseite hat sich damit noch immer nicht abg... more Donald Trump hat sein Amt angetreten, aber die Verliererseite hat sich damit noch immer nicht abgefunden. Was vielen ein Verrat an Hillary Clinton dünkte, bedarf jedoch näherer Betrachtung.
Men seem unable to speak about their collective disparagement by feminism and gender politics. Th... more Men seem unable to speak about their collective disparagement by feminism and gender politics. This silence could be related to peculiarities of their relationship with their mother during the early years of their lives. Mothers' influence on the development of their sons is treated as if cultural influences as well as family background and the relationship to their mother were irrelevant in shaping masculinity. The incipient reflection on the relationship of mothers to their sons is not only promising but momentous because it is the first of many steps in overcoming the pervasive feminist perpetrator-victim ideology. The tradition of reconciliatory dialogue thus regains a future.
Quotenpolitik ist vordergründig als Debatte über Gerechtigkeit angelegt. Unterstellt wird, dass F... more Quotenpolitik ist vordergründig als Debatte über Gerechtigkeit angelegt. Unterstellt wird, dass Frauen von Männern am Arbeitsmarkt diskriminiert werden und damit ihre Gleichheitsrechte eingeschränkt werden. Quotenpolitik wird in einer Zeit propagiert, in der Frauen angesichts demografisch bedingter Verknappung von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften mit allen Mitteln in den Arbeitsprozess integriert werden sollen. Zwang scheint Politikern angezeigt, weil die Bedingungen sich verschärft haben, unter denen erhebliche Teile von Frauen willens sind, langfristig in den Arbeitsmarkt einzutreten. Zweifellos sind die Eintrittsbedingungen dieser Frauen anspruchsvoller als die von "einfachen Hausfrauen" in den 50iger Jahren zurzeit großen ökonomischen Nachholbedarfs.
In the West, the women´s movement has led to changes in gender relationships. This resulted in c... more In the West, the women´s movement has led to changes in gender relationships. This resulted in changes in women´s life styles, above all in opportunities outside the domestic sphere. Moreover, it created confusion among many men who see their identity and history put into question
The author supports an ethics discourse that clarifies the way that homosexual women as well as h... more The author supports an ethics discourse that clarifies the way that homosexual women as well as homosexual men claim the right to homosexual procreation, taking the precarious consequences for children’s well-being and especially the identity formation of the affected children into careful consideration. Homosexual procreation is, however, not only regarded here as an issue of individual history, but, rather, also as a crucial unstabilizing factor of such cultural essentials as the generation boundaries, family relationships and the progressive course of generations.
The quota system is superficially portrayed as a debate about fairness. It is presumed that women... more The quota system is superficially portrayed as a debate about fairness. It is presumed that women are discriminated against by men. The evidence for this presumption of unequal treatment is women’s apparent underrepresentation in the labour market. The quota system is being advocated at a time of an increasing scarcity of qualified employees due to demographic shifts, and women are thus, and by all means, to be integrated into employment. To exclude women from competition in the labor market is a means to infantilize them.
The women's movement, despite its various facets and manifestations, created a rather bleak pictu... more The women's movement, despite its various facets and manifestations, created a rather bleak picture of manhood. According to the women's movement, this bleak picture is valid for the entire history of manhood right up to the present. This concept corresponded to the widespread idea that women were universal victims and always have been: Exemplified by topics such as pornography, child neglect, sexual behavior and marital violence, this odd couple of universal male violence and universal female victimhood generally dominates the women's movement's perspective on manhood. Most conservative men did not pay attention to this discussion at all. Most liberal men nevertheless were very quiet about this unpleasantly painted picture of themselves and they suffered in silence, as enlightened men, from their shattered self-esteem. Considering the pertinence of female criticism of manhood, I would not be exaggerating to maintain that most men in all relevant social institutions were very silent, either out of shame or arrogance, but in most cases they were very negligent about responding to the overwhelming accusations. It seems as though the subjugation to a judgment of unworthiness is experienced by many men as less insulting than being aware of the fact that they failed in their male will to succeed. Therefore, I dare to speculate that the modern manner in which men avoid women can easily be compared to the archaic forms of avoidance. A typical example is the way they describe women as being unclean during menstruation. Modernity seems to be closer to unconscious fears than ever before! But naturally some men were neither silent nor did they shrink away. Quite the opposite: they dared to respond to such accusations as "All men are rapists, either manifestly or latently!". Strangely enough, these men were even hailed by women, despite the fact that they were very critical of some of the feminist rhetoric and even accused women of being the main reason for a little boy developing into a bad guy. This seems to be a major contradiction and at first sight it fits the universal picture of females being victims and males perpetrators. Let's take a closer look at the positions taken by two such male authors! The first position is Klaus Theweleit's book entitled "Men's Phantasies"(check the English title!), which was widely read in the German original version and has been translated into English. He claims: "The emotionality, the sexual intensity, that emanates from women, seems to be principally overpowering and our language finds its essence inaccessible."(1) As men we cannot understand women. The antipsychiatric touch, so typical of the late 1970's,
On women quotas and other undeserved comforts, 2016
On women quotas and other undeserved comforts.
The quota system is superficially portrayed as a d... more On women quotas and other undeserved comforts. The quota system is superficially portrayed as a debate about fairness. It is presumed that women are discriminated against by men. The evidence for this presumption of unequal treatment is women's apparent underrepresentation in the labour market. The quota system is being advocated at a time of an increasing scarcity of qualified employees due to demographic shifts, and women are thus, and by all means, to be integrated into employment. Today, coercion seems to be the choice for politicians as suitably qualified women are increasingly reluctant to enter the job market on a long-term basis. Without doubt, these women have higher entry requirements than the 'simple housewives' in the 1950s, in times of a great economic backlog. 2 For many female academics with children choosing a full-time job is subjected to two major considerations. On the one hand, there is the neglect of their children due to practicing a remunerated occupation. On the other, there is the personal loss of not being able to spend time with one's children in their early lives. The question here is: why have children at all, if not being able to enjoy their company? Many women are not prepared to accept the loss of a close relationship with their children-as fathers have done since the dawn of time. That way, many women's professional orientation today can-at least for those with a relatively privileged lifestyle be subjected to critical consideration. This often leads to their decision against participation in the job market with a full heart and force. In Germany, this weighting is most likely the decisive cultural factor that prevents many women from investing time and energy in their careers for the long-term. But it is my belief that it is exactly this temporal commitment that is vital for any outstanding professional success. While this is self-evident for men and is part of their standard biography, this commitment is now to be imposed on women in a flattering manner. Yet this highly ambivalent decision only applies to educated women with a high marital living standard, the latter of which is a prerequisite for such a choice. We know from the USA that being 'only' a housewife with an academic education is merely possible if their husbands have top career jobs. For a large part of the middle class and the lower-income groups, such a choice is non-existent any longer. Fathers and mothers both have to work full-time, sometimes even have several jobs, in order to afford their children's attainment of at least their own educational level. The portrayal of market requirements as a measure for the advancement of women shows us that politicians are very aware of the fact that economic incentives-such as childcare assistance or competitive salaries-are insufficiently motivating for many female academics.
An empirical study on reactions of divorced fathers in respect, above all, to their loss of their... more An empirical study on reactions of divorced fathers in respect, above all, to their loss of their children due to unsolved conflicts with the ex. The study is one of the few that relates to male experiences in, during and after the process of divorce or separation.
Die englische Soziologin Catherine Hakim hat eine Perspektive weiblicher Befreiung formuliert, di... more Die englische Soziologin Catherine Hakim hat eine Perspektive weiblicher Befreiung formuliert, die von dem stärkeren männlichen Sexualbegehren - im Vergleich zu niedrigeren der Frauen - ausgeht. Demnach können Frauen das männliche Begehren durch Verweigerung- markttechnisch gesehen - kontrollieren. Sie schlägt als deklarierte Feministin vor, dass alle Frauen davon Gebrauch machen. Sie müssen sich dieses Sex-Kapitals bewusst werden, um gesellschaftliche Macht daraus zu generieren.
Die Beziehung zwischen Mutter und Sohn gilt als weitgehend problemlos. So ist es auch nicht weite... more Die Beziehung zwischen Mutter und Sohn gilt als weitgehend problemlos. So ist es auch nicht weiter verwunderlich, dass über diese Beziehung recht wenig bekannt ist. Dieses Buch gleich den auch einer Reise durch eine bislang unerforschte Landschaft, einer mit vielen Überraschungen und Besonderheiten aufwartenden Reise. Die aufregende Studie liegen die Auskünfte von mehr als 900 Frauen zu Grunde, die über ihre alltäglichen Beziehungen zu ihren Söhnen berichteten. Es zeigt sich, dass die Beziehungen gerade zu den kleinen Söhnen die Grundlage dafür bilden, was im erwachsenen Mann gerade nicht geschätzt wird. Worüber nur selten gesprochen wird, ist die Verknüpfung von früher Muttererfahrung mit erwachsener Männlichkeit. Mütter reden frei darüber, was gesellschaftlich nicht gerne gehört wird.
Auch in der Gynäkologie müssen sich ein neuer Fortschrittsbegriff und eine neue Praxis durchsetze... more Auch in der Gynäkologie müssen sich ein neuer Fortschrittsbegriff und eine neue Praxis durchsetzen. Als Fortschritt kann nur gelten, was über den augenblicklichen schnell verwertbaren Erfolg hinaus für Frauen und Männer einen langfristigem Sinn ergibt. Ein neuer Erfolgsbegriff für diese Medizin stellt selbstverständlich auch den Konsumenten dieser Leistung vor neue Beurteilungsmaßstäbe, deren er sich selbst bewusst bedienen muss. Das aktuellste Beispiel ist die weitgehend umstandslos praktizierte Veränderung von Pubertierenden durch Chirurgie und Medikamente in das andere Geschlecht.
Die Beziehung zwischen Müttern und ihren Söhnen gilt weitgehend als problemlos. Allerdings hat d... more Die Beziehung zwischen Müttern und ihren Söhnen gilt weitgehend als problemlos. Allerdings hat die Forschung dieser Beziehung nur wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Einer der Gründe dafür könnte sein, dass dieses Verhältnis weniger problemlos ist, als nicht nur angenommen, sondern vor allen Dingen auch gewünscht wird. Dieser Tage ist es üblich, dass Frauen weder mit körperlichen Gewalthandlungen noch mit sexuellen Übergriffen auf ihre Kinder in Verbindung gebracht werden, vor allem auch nicht mit ihren Söhnen. Wer die Entwicklung von Männlichkeit verstehen möchte, muss auch in Betracht ziehen, das sexuelle Grenzüberschreitungen während der Kindheit im Leben erwachsene Männer in verdeckter Form zum Nachteil von Frauen und von Männern sich niederschlagen.
Dieses Buch versucht die Hintergründe, die Motivationen und die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Black ... more Dieses Buch versucht die Hintergründe, die Motivationen und die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Black Power Bewegung in den USA zu dokumentieren. Es belegt die Forderung der schwarzen Opposition, ihr Selbstverständnis und die Gründe für die Radikalisierung, mit der die politisch bewussten Afro Amerikaner auf ihre sowohl ökonomisch als auch gesellschaftlich unerträglichen Lebensbedingungen antworten. Der Band enthält Beiträge unter anderen von Huey Newton, Kathleen Cleaver, Eldrige, Cleaver, Big Man, Stokeley Carmichael, James Forman und Gerhard Amendt zur Lage der Afro-Amerikaner in den Vereinigten Staaten.
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Nur fragt man sich, ob es dabei wirklich um Vielfalt oder ganz trivial nur darum geht, Grenzen einzureißen, die Beziehungen zwischen Menschen erst möglich machen? Zumal das Einreißen von Grenzen persönliche Beziehungen nicht weniger unmöglich macht als das Überschreiten nationaler Grenzen Unfrieden stiftet.
Nur fragt man sich, ob es dabei wirklich um Vielfalt oder ganz trivial nur darum geht, Grenzen einzureißen, die Beziehungen zwischen Menschen erst möglich machen? Zumal das Einreißen von Grenzen persönliche Beziehungen nicht weniger unmöglich macht als das Überschreiten nationaler Grenzen Unfrieden stiftet.
The quota system is superficially portrayed as a debate about fairness. It is presumed that women are discriminated against by men. The evidence for this presumption of unequal treatment is women's apparent underrepresentation in the labour market. The quota system is being advocated at a time of an increasing scarcity of qualified employees due to demographic shifts, and women are thus, and by all means, to be integrated into employment. Today, coercion seems to be the choice for politicians as suitably qualified women are increasingly reluctant to enter the job market on a long-term basis. Without doubt, these women have higher entry requirements than the 'simple housewives' in the 1950s, in times of a great economic backlog. 2 For many female academics with children choosing a full-time job is subjected to two major considerations. On the one hand, there is the neglect of their children due to practicing a remunerated occupation. On the other, there is the personal loss of not being able to spend time with one's children in their early lives. The question here is: why have children at all, if not being able to enjoy their company? Many women are not prepared to accept the loss of a close relationship with their children-as fathers have done since the dawn of time. That way, many women's professional orientation today can-at least for those with a relatively privileged lifestyle be subjected to critical consideration. This often leads to their decision against participation in the job market with a full heart and force. In Germany, this weighting is most likely the decisive cultural factor that prevents many women from investing time and energy in their careers for the long-term. But it is my belief that it is exactly this temporal commitment that is vital for any outstanding professional success. While this is self-evident for men and is part of their standard biography, this commitment is now to be imposed on women in a flattering manner. Yet this highly ambivalent decision only applies to educated women with a high marital living standard, the latter of which is a prerequisite for such a choice. We know from the USA that being 'only' a housewife with an academic education is merely possible if their husbands have top career jobs. For a large part of the middle class and the lower-income groups, such a choice is non-existent any longer. Fathers and mothers both have to work full-time, sometimes even have several jobs, in order to afford their children's attainment of at least their own educational level. The portrayal of market requirements as a measure for the advancement of women shows us that politicians are very aware of the fact that economic incentives-such as childcare assistance or competitive salaries-are insufficiently motivating for many female academics.