Changing families and their lifestyles (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2007)
"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