This volume comprises contributions from several fields of study in the social sciences. The different disciplinary angles intersect at the level of the research subjects: families, households and consumers. Together they reflect a broad field of study that always had its particular niche in Wagenin...

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Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2007
Schriftenreihe:	Mansholt publication series v. 5
Schlagworte:	Families / Economic aspects / fast / (OCoLC)fst01728871 Families / Research / fast / (OCoLC)fst01728937 Households / fast / (OCoLC)fst00962162 Lifestyles / fast / (OCoLC)fst00998417 Social change / Research / fast / (OCoLC)fst01122330 Families > Research Families > Economic aspects Households Lifestyles Social change > Research Lebensstil Sozialer Wandel Familie Privater Verbrauch Aufsatzsammlung
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Zusammenfassung:	This volume comprises contributions from several fields of study in the social sciences. The different disciplinary angles intersect at the level of the research subjects: families, households and consumers. Together they reflect a broad field of study that always had its particular niche in Wageningen as 'household and consumer studies'. The five separate parts: the formation and dissolution of families; stratification and inequality; consumer and household behaviour; leisure time; and hygiene, health and society, nicely reflect the broadness of this field. The eighteen contributions in this volume were purposefully selected, not only based on their contents and quality, but also because of their relationship to the work of Kees de Hoog, who retired this year. Although Kees de Hoog is a professor of family sociology and family policy, his work throughout the years has extended far beyond that and covers th
Beschreibung:	"At the end of this book we would like to pay tribute to the person of Kees de Hoog, whose retirement provided the occasion for putting this book together. The topics addressed by the authors reflect themes that can be found in the work of Kees de Hoog throughout his academic career."--Epilogue, p. 327. - Includes bibliographical references and index Mansholt Publication Series; Contents; General introduction; Hester Moerbeek, Anke Niehof and Johan van Ophem; 1. Formation and dissolution of families; 2. Stratification and inequality; 3. Consumer and household behaviour; 4. Leisure time; 5. Hygiene, health and society; References; Formation and dissolution of families; Are the effects of different family forms on children's educational performance related to the demographic characteristics and family policies of modern societies?; Geetha Garib, Teresa Martin Garcia and Jaap Dronkers; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Relevant literature 3. Conceptual framework4. Selection of countries for comparison; 5. Method; 6. Results; 7. Conclusion and discussion; References; Appendix from Pong et al., 2003; Farmer looking for a wife: marital behaviour of the farming population in nineteenth-century Netherlands; Frans van Poppel, Peter Ekamper and Hanna van Solinge; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Marriage patterns and behaviour of historical populations: an overview of the literature; 3. Methods; 4. Results; 5. Conclusion and discussion; References; Families, divorce and social class: the position of children, mothers, and fathers Ed SpruijtAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Divorce (after marriage or cohabitation) figures in the Netherlands; 3. Number of children of divorce; 4. Legislation regarding divorce; 5. Consequences of the law of January first, 1998; 6. The research project Youth and Families 2006; 7. Divorce and social class; 8. Involving children in the divorce process; 9. Play and talk group CIDS (Children In Divorce Situation); 10. Conclusions; 11. Recommendations; References; Stratification and inequality; Status symbols, distinction and difference: a contribution to the sociology of household consumption Ynte K. van DamAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical notions on status and symbols; 3. Class and caste; 4. Distinction and status; 5. Empirical research; 6. Results; 7. Conclusion; 8. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Welfare, income and socio-economic benchmarking; Wim Heijman; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. The world in your pocket; 3. World income distribution; 4. The theory; 5. Testing the hypothesis that GDP per head determines the level of consumption of the composite goods; 6. Results of benchmarking; 7. Conclusion and discussion; Acknowledgements; References Appendix 1: from h to g. Appendix 2: The utility maximising model; Diversity among the elderly, diversity in approach; Katrien Luijkx and Carolien de Blok; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Research methods; 3. Needs in the domains of housing, welfare, and care; 4. Who takes care; 5. Lifestyle; 6. Diversity among elderly; 7. Diversity in approach; References; The family as social capital: the influence of parents' friends on occupational prestige; Hester Moerbeek; Abstract; 1. Introduction
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ISBN:	9789086866243 9086866247
DOI:	10.3920/978-90-8686-624-3