Dave wrote:
>"My fundamental unease is that I do not view organizations as permanent
>structures and they are certainly no longer places of permanent
>employment. This is why I claimed that we should look to families first as
>the providers of healthy, pro-social behaviors and values. Families of
>course are not permanent to a far enough extent, but they strike me as
>more reliable, and certainly have more potential for reliability, than
>commercial organizations. Commercial organizations are very vulnerable to
>market forces which can cause lay-offs and even complete shutdowns. What
>happens to the person who could only find "home" at work when work lays
>him/her off? Is there truly a humane way to ever do this?"
Family, of course, as a variable, is important to human development. How
important and the degree to the family's ability to influence human
development, long term, are questions researchers have been pondering for
50 yrs.
Personal mastery and mental models, in this post, would ask how you define
healthy, pro-social behaviors and values as well as how does the family
provide? Why do you believe this?
Note: I want to understand, but I need to get to your governing mental
model to understand.
Please respond
David Fissell
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