Life Chances
dal 2/12/2012 al 2/12/2012
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2/12/2012
Life Chances
Haus der Kulturen der Welt - HKW, Berlin
Where are the Middle Classes Drifting Toward? Steffen Mau with Heinz Bude: book presentation and discussion
Where are the Middle Classes Drifting Toward? Steffen Mau, in conversation with Heinz Bude, presents his new book Lebenschancen (Suhrkamp 2012). Moderation: Ulrike Herrmann (taz) The middle classes? Really, they comprise (for the time being, anyway) most of us. They may be a heterogeneous group but all members share a sense of increasingly coming under pressure. They are shrinking, faced with growing inequalities and exhausting competition. Education is no longer a guarantee for a successful career and the belief in collective self-improvement belongs to the past. Heinz Bude, Ulrike Herrmann und Steffen Mau discuss the situation facing the middle classes and to what extent policy-makers can open up new avenues of opportunity and create a mentality of optimism, courage and (self-)confidence.