Abstract: . . .  or she chooses the social context, the lifestyle, and the events and experiences ap- propriate for him or her. The experience of self that is sought differs correspond- ingly. The passive-participative type wants to be himself or herself by being a part, by being associated, and by having a sense of belonging. Being a part, hav- Page 3 3 ing a sense of belonging frees the individual, as Jeremy Rifkin has formulated in his book The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where all of Life Is a Paid-for Experience (New York: Tarcher Putnam, 2000). As much as the I-am-me orientation and commitment are mutually exclusive, as important and central is the experience of being associated, of being a part for the I-am-me ori- ented person. There is not only a new way of saying and experiencing „me,“ but also a new way of experiencing „we,“ a new form of sociality and public spirit . . .
. . .  persons involved, yet a clear and challenging concept must be proposed, with the goal that I-am-me oriented persons themselves assume responsibility for their strong and weak egos, their personal ideals, and the accepted norms as well as discontinue utilizing the responsibility of the therapist, the social worker, or educator and exercising control over these. The last word belongs to Erich Fromm: „Productiveness is man's ability to use his powers and to realize the potentialities inherent in him .“ (E. Fromm, Man for Him- self , p. 84) Copyright © 2006 by Dr. Rainer Funk, Ursrainer Ring 24, D-72076 Tübingen Tel. 07071-600004, Fax -600049; E-Mail: frommfunk[at-symbol] aol.com Translated from German by Dr. Jo Van Vliet, Tübingen  . . .
. . .  overtax the persons involved, yet a clear and challenging concept must be proposed, with the goal that I-am-me oriented persons themselves assume responsibility for their strong and weak egos, their personal ideals, and the accepted norms as well as discontinue utilizing the responsibility of the therapist, the social worker, or educator and exercising control over these. The last word belongs to Erich Fromm: „Productiveness is man's ability to use his powers and to realize the potentialities inherent in him .“ (E. Fromm, Man for Him- self , p. 84) Copyright © 2006 by Dr. Rainer Funk, Ursrainer Ring 24, D-72076 Tübingen Tel. 07071-600004, Fax -600049; E-Mail: frommfunk[at-symbol] aol.com Translated from German by Dr. Jo Van Vliet, Tübingen  . . .
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