I I
These needs, met for the most part through
more pressure
relationships
to be innovative
with family, friends,
and neighbours,
are important
of the sustainable The presence of poverty,
colleagues
decreasing,
many people
etc.,
are significant
compromising
achieved,
our current
emphasis
on quantity
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of
of human
emphasis
increasingly
which
others.
many people
compounded
many aspects
society
overworked.
difficult
adequate
without
hours, single parent families
spend
support.
stress. The faster that family
less time together
riences,
showing
is getting
passing
on values.
Inadequate
faster and faster
every day. By and large,
support
of children
is a contributing
our society
is one that values
ness and individual operation
success
and community
Many of the subtler described would
above,
like to achieve.
difficult
health,
over co-
of crime,
and care and fact
mental
and violence.
mindedness.
human
which
understanding
or to social problems
competitive-
pace
members
developments,
the pace of life, aided
and
sharing expe-
by technological
one in which
Long
access to child care have all family
of life has meant competitive
of raising
working
Increased
to enjoy.
stress is often
by the difficulties
a family
inadequate
make them
We are living in an increasingly world,
in
have no
work, while those with jobs
This work-related
on
deny the importance
relationships,
of contemporary
This creates a situation
the
will have to
by a greater
would
who do have
are increasingly
a high quality of life. Although
few people
that individuals
of
consumption
staff sizes mean
jobs are asked to do more.
full potential without
is to be
and
lives. In other cases,
reduced
are able to reach their
a high quality of life.
achieving
family
and human values and
to achieving
be replaced
leads to physical strain, but social strain on personal
for their differences
to respect others and to feel
material
ends meet. This not only
respect one another
our ability to be productive,
If sustainability
need to work
more hours in order to make
Ensure &at people
are all factors that reduce
fulfilled -they
poorly paid
service jobs increasing,
illness, alcohol
stress, unhappiness,
of well paid union jobs
and generally
loneli-
and drug abuse, suicide,
deterrents
and to be more flexible
With the number
picture.
in our society
ness, mental
to a high level,
pieces
development
violence,
to perform
needs
most people
are increasingly
to value operly,
With jobs increasingly
let alone achieve. difficult
to come
by and to keep, the stress associated with
employment
doubt greatest
is increasing.
but many are also affected of not knowing
whether
Although
physical
improved
over time,
Canadian Choices
It is no
for those out of work,
working
for
by the fear
their job will last. conditions
employees
Transitions
have
are under
to Sustainability
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Draft
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1995
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