Systems. Why systems? Why now? Sensing Systems. Why Systems? Why now? Sensing Systems. Conceptualizing Systems. Creating Systems.

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1 CSI 2225 CLASS 1 Program Organization Experiential Applied/Contextual 2225 Discursive Applications: Remaining courses Research International Exchanges England - Winchester Summer institute - May Semester and full-year exchanges Sweden - Malmo Summer institute - May

2 Systems Why Systems? Why now? Sensing Systems Conceptualizing Systems Creating Systems Changing Systems Why systems? Why now? Adults Generations Professionals The notions of life worlds and systems are offered as alternative ways to the above of understanding the past, present and possible futures of childhoods? Sensing Systems

3 Mystical Landscapes Starry Night - Van Gogh Procession under the Trees - Maurice Denis

4 Saint Trouaro Henri Le Sidaner Painting - oil on canvas The Small Shop Henri Le Sidaner (1906) Painting - oil on canvas The Scream Edvard Munch

5 Evening Melancholy - Munch Anxiety - Munch The Void Paul Nash Next Slide: We are making a new world - Paul Nash Workers on their way home - Munch

6 Three Views of Society Modernity view Change and Risk view Life World and Systems view Conceptualizing Systems Modernity perspective - early theories Marx - capitalism - alienation Durkheim - industrialization - anomie Weber - bureaucracy - disenchantment

7 Modernity perspective - contemporary theories Capitalism Industry/ Technology/ Science Individualism all contribute to Instrumental rationality No consensus on social goals which in turn all contribute to Sense of personal meaninglessness Bureaucracy A note on Rationality as used in this course Substantive Rationality Means Goals Instrumental Rationality Means Goals (Given) Rational Irrational Non-rational Modernity perspective - update Currently, the central societal institution driving change is Finance in conjunction with the new technologies Read the book Niall Ferguson: The Ascent of Money or Watch the videos The book and videos are not course requirements

8 Implications for Childhood? Change and Risk Perspective We are in control of our destiny - this makes us uniquely modern The pace of change is constantly increasing The scope of change is constantly increasing Unanticipated consequences - enter risk Implications for Childhood?

9 Sure, that s great in terms of big institutions such as finance, technology and such but what about families, and friends, and churches, clubs, and neighbourhoods and such? And don t forget agency! Life Worlds and Systems perspective Life World the everyday world we share with others Systems formal structures and instrumental actions Family, households, culture, political life outside of organized parties, some media, voluntary organizations Money and Power Social integration - primary source of meaning for most people Systems integration Substantive rationality - define and solve Instrumental (and strategic) rationality problems based on shared background accomplish tasks Life World and Systems perspective Systems tend to colonize the life world Example: work - life balance discussions France enshrines workers' right to ignore bosses' s With the turn of the new year, France has rolled out a law that gives workers the 'right to disconnect' from after-work digital correspondence. Can the protection help them to relax at home? Work-life balance is dead Implications for Childhood? What are we asking people to do?

10 We Are Done! Thank you so much for hanging in!