Changing Families And Their Lifestyles (Mansholt)

Mansholt Publication Series......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Hester Moerbeek, Anke Niehof and Johan van Ophem......Page 16
1. Formation and dissolution of families......Page 17
2. Stratification and inequality......Page 18
3. Consumer and household behaviour......Page 20
4. Leisure time......Page 21
5. Hygiene, health and society......Page 22
References......Page 23
Formation and dissolution of families......Page 26
1. Introduction......Page 28
2. Relevant literature......Page 30
3. Conceptual framework......Page 31
5. Method......Page 33
6. Results......Page 37
7. Conclusion and discussion......Page 47
References......Page 49
Appendix from Pong et al., 2003......Page 51
1. Introduction......Page 52
2. Marriage patterns and behaviour of historical populations: an overview of the literature......Page 54
3. Methods......Page 58
4. Results......Page 62
5. Conclusion and discussion......Page 73
References......Page 74
1. Introduction......Page 78
2. Divorce (after marriage or cohabitation) figures in the Netherlands......Page 79
4. Legislation regarding divorce......Page 80
5. Consequences of the law of January first, 1998......Page 81
7. Divorce and social class......Page 82
8. Involving children in the divorce process......Page 85
9. Play and talk group CIDS (Children In Divorce Situation)......Page 86
10. Conclusions......Page 87
11. Recommendations......Page 88
References......Page 89
Stratification and inequality......Page 92
1. Introduction......Page 94
2. Historical notions on status and symbols......Page 95
3. Class and caste......Page 96
4. Distinction and status......Page 97
5. Empirical research......Page 98
6. Results......Page 99
7. Conclusion......Page 104
8. Discussion......Page 105
References......Page 106
1. Introduction......Page 108
2. The world in your pocket......Page 109
3. World income distribution......Page 110
4. The theory......Page 111
5. Testing the hypothesis that GDP per head determines the level of consumption of the composite goods......Page 113
6. Results of benchmarking......Page 117
7. Conclusion and discussion......Page 118
References......Page 119
Appendix 1: from h to g.......Page 120
Appendix 2: The utility maximising model......Page 121
1. Introduction......Page 124
2. Research methods......Page 126
3. Needs in the domains of housing, welfare, and care......Page 129
4. Who takes care......Page 133
5. Lifestyle......Page 135
6. Diversity among elderly......Page 136
7. Diversity in approach......Page 137
References......Page 139
1. Introduction......Page 142
2. The remaining influence of family background: are we a society in transition or is it part of the life cycle?......Page 144
3. Data and operationalisations......Page 146
4. Influence of friends of the family versus own friends......Page 147
5. Conclusions and discussion......Page 150
References......Page 151
1. Introduction......Page 154
2. Fryslân: a deprived area?......Page 155
3. Characteristics and potential influence of Frisian culture......Page 157
4. Youth and family: current policy as an impetus for change......Page 161
5. A cultural debate......Page 163
References......Page 165
Consumer and household behaviour......Page 168
1. Introduction......Page 170
2. The students and their selection......Page 171
3. The contents of the selection: commodities as messages......Page 174
4. Concluding notes......Page 182
References......Page 183
1. Introduction......Page 186
2. Theory......Page 187
3. Data and method......Page 189
4. Results......Page 190
5. Discussion......Page 199
References......Page 200
1. Introduction......Page 202
2. Botanical and environmental aspects of Salicornia europaea L.......Page 203
3. Nutritional value of Salicornia europaea L. and traditional diets......Page 205
5. The growth in gastronomic and gourmet interest in the species......Page 207
6. Discussion and conclusions......Page 210
References......Page 211
1. The development of the welfare state in the twentieth century......Page 214
2. The limits of the welfare state: globalization and individualization......Page 216
3. Neo-liberalism......Page 218
4. The development of the consumer society......Page 220
5. The limits of the consumer society......Page 222
6. The new citizen-consumer......Page 224
References......Page 227
Leisure time......Page 230
1. Horses and horse riding as leisure activity......Page 232
2. Present-day equestrian sports......Page 233
3. Horse riding is a gender issue......Page 234
4. The domestic context......Page 236
6. Target group......Page 237
7. Details of the survey......Page 238
8. The Icelandic horse owners......Page 239
10. Activities with and time spent on Icelandic horses......Page 241
12. The impact of (Icelandic) horses on other activities and resources in the domestic setting......Page 243
13. Involvement of household members......Page 244
14. Gender aspects in the Icelandic horse world......Page 245
15. Conclusions and discussion......Page 247
References......Page 249
1. Introduction......Page 252
2. Time-space theory I: a preliminary interpretation......Page 254
3. Time-space theory II: a refinement......Page 256
4. Time-space paths of Dutch families: an empirical illustration......Page 258
5. The first analysis......Page 260
6. The second analysis: an exercise......Page 261
7. Conclusion......Page 265
References......Page 266
1. Introduction......Page 270
2. A brief history......Page 271
3. Counter-structure......Page 273
4. Leaving home and being ‘there’......Page 276
5. Different realities: the interviews......Page 280
6. Different realities: the survey......Page 285
7. Counter-structure reconsidered: conclusions......Page 289
8. Some final remarks......Page 290
References......Page 291
Hygiene, health and society......Page 294
1. Introduction......Page 296
2. Lifestyle in health education......Page 297
3. Snake in the grass......Page 298
4. Towards a broader perspective of health and lifestyle......Page 300
References......Page 301
1. Sustainable development in the domestic domain......Page 304
2. Domestic machine textile laundering......Page 305
3. Domestic machine dish-washing......Page 309
4. Conclusions and discussion......Page 313
References......Page 314
1. Introduction......Page 316
2. Health benefits......Page 318
3. Injuries......Page 319
5. Sociological explanations for the growth of running......Page 320
6. Running as a status symbol......Page 323
8. A better society through running?......Page 324
9. Conclusion and discussion......Page 325
References......Page 326
Hester Moerbeek, Anke Niehof and Johan van Ophem......Page 328
About the authors......Page 332
Keyword index......Page 334