To date, the topic of reproduction has been limited to questions concerning the future labour force, i.e. demographic development and the stabilization of the social welfare system. However, a shift in perspective focusing more on the current labour force appears unavoidable. Fundamental changes have occurred in the areas of gainful employment and the welfare state as well as in the family. People are barely able to fulfil expectations; at the same time, they are experiencing an erosion of their power as labourers. This is caused, on the one hand. by the persistent hierarchies between the public and private sphere. On the other hand, contradictions occurring within these spheres of activity also play a significant role. Such contradictions have begun to result in increasing cases of personal overload and personal failure. Connecting the results of research from different fields, one conclusion seems obvious: German society is in the midst of a ‘reproduction crisis’.
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