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Living and loving in a changing world

Living and loving in a changing world . Freud: “Love and work…work and love, that’s all there is.”. More households, not families (7.4m now to 10.8 m by 2026 More lone-person h’holds (1.8m – 3+m) Solos uncommitted, W/F backlash

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Living and loving in a changing world

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  1. Living and loving in a changing world Freud: “Love and work…work and love, that’s all there is.”

  2. More households, not families (7.4m now to 10.8 m by 2026 • More lone-person h’holds (1.8m – 3+m) • Solos uncommitted, W/F backlash • Fewer families with children (28%) + 360,000 lone parents families • 62% both parents working Changing ‘Love’ relationships

  3. Job flexibility – contracting/outsourcing • More P/T work, job insecurity • Services cf. manufacturing • Job intensity – 82% feel ‘rushed or hurried’ • Ageing workforce – 2.5 m carers • Skilled migrant intake/competition • Soon 50%+ of workforce female Changing work productivity

  4. Australian Early Development Index Physical health & wellbeing Social competence Emotional maturity Language & cognitive skills Communication skills & general knowledge

  5. A disciplined mind • A synthesising mind • A creating mind • A respectful mind • An ethical mind Gardner’s 5 Minds for the Future

  6. Fewer people marrying or having children, so children now a minority • Privatised choice, public responsibility • Older parents, both working • Time poor, hurried • More out-of-home carers • Empty neighborhoods • Hostility from the Solos • Media exploitation of kids as consumers • Technology changes the way kids learn The New Child

  7. Population increase & urban planning • Rising inequality • Ethnic separation • Ageing, care & loneliness • Environmental problems • Role of government vs. community? • Technology & education Challenges for the future

  8. In 2006, 44% Australians either born overseas (4.4m) or had one parent born o’seas (3.6m) (Europe 47%, Asia 27%) • 90% with a non-Christian background • 88% NES at home • M/F ratios (Japanese 51M:100F; Indian 123M:100F; Bangladesh 154M:100F) • Recent arrivals younger (median age Sudanese 25; Afghan 27; Thai/Taiwan 28) • ½ Italian-born aged 66; ½ Indian-born aged -35 yrs • Cabramatta 133 nationalities, 70 languages; 34% born Vietnam, 28% born Australia • Springvale 21% Vietnamese; 29% Buddhist, Catholic 24% Changes in ethnicity

  9. Shallow consumerism • The cult of self • Mass-produced individualism • Inequality of opportunity • Ethnic & religious guiding values • Developing an authentic self The authentic self

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