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German Society
Home » Germany » Germany - People and Culture » German SocietyGerman society is known for being open-minded, modern and tolerant. For many, the family still forms the nucleus of their lives, yet the forms people choose for living together have become far more numerous.
Supported by consistent measures by the state to ensure equality, Germany has seen a change in the interpretation of the roles men and women play. An increasing number of couples are now sharing domestic chores and the task of bringing up children, who are regarded as the parents’ partners.
Violence as part of bringing up children is despised, whereas peaceful co-existence with people from other countries and cultures has become part and parcel of everyday life. Around nine percent of the population is foreign.
In every sixth marriage one of the partners has a foreign passport. Most Germans also go abroad on vacation, and in 2002 spent 56 billion euros in the process. Germans also place great value on their own homes and communities; they are active as volunteers in clubs and charitable organizations.
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