Fromm's Humanism and Child Poverty: Neoliberal Construction of the "Have-Not"

Autor/in	Tulloch, Lynley
Titel	Fromm's Humanism and Child Poverty: Neoliberal Construction of the "Have-Not"
Quelle	In: Open Review of Educational Research, 2 (2015) 1, S.94-104 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2326-5507
DOI	10.1080/23265507.2014.989901
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Critical Theory; Humanism; Children; Poverty; Neoliberalism; Social Theories; Social Systems; Well Being; Altruism; Caring; Child Welfare; Social Change; Ideology; Childrens Rights; Social Problems; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kritische Theorie; Humanismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Armut; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Gesellschaftstheorie; Social system; Soziales System; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Kindeswohl; Sozialer Wandel; Ideologie; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Neuseeland
Abstract	Children are particularly vulnerable to structured inequalities in society. Building on the work of Erich Fromm (1900-1980), this article contends that modern (post)industrial capitalism corrupts the human capacity to operate in the "being mode"--that is, in altruistic and compassionate ways. Rather, within the individualistic logic of the "having" mode of existence there are morally empty spaces where children become objectified, separated from caring communities, dominated and measured. The second part of this article will discuss these insights in relation to the significant impact of neoliberal regimes on children's social and physical wellbeing. In particular, it is argued that from the mid-1980s in New Zealand, the restructuring of the welfare state in line with neoliberal ideology has increased the vulnerability of young children to poverty and related issues. The narrow conception of poverty that is integral to the "having" mode of existence merely serves to justify the ruling ideological neoliberal consensus. It is argued that any genuine attempt at human progress and the elimination of poverty needs to operate outside of this logic. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01