Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 91, Issue 3, 2016

Summary Coping with unemployment: Longitudinal findings on how financial and social resources mediate and moderate the impact of unemployment on psychological distress In this article we study changes in psychological distress caused by unemployment. We investigate to what extent diminishing financial (economic vulnerability) and social coping resources (social isolation) can explain why the persistently unem Read More

Summary Foundlings in the Netherlands: Actors and factors in the post-war debate The post-war political and public debate on the foundling issue concentrates on whether or not to provide special arrangements for children (such as baby hatches) and mothers (such as anonymous births). In this article, I explore three research questions to establish the present positions within the Netherlands in this respect. Firstly, which acto Read More

Abstract Educational differentiation and student problems in the Netherlands, 1916-2015: Review of problem analyses, research, and effects of policy measures This review concentrates on problem analyses and research concerning educational differentiation and student problems carried out in the Netherlands between 1916 and 2015. The goal is to examine systemic educational causes of student achievement and motiva Read More

Abstract Effects of small-scale settings on homonegativity among Dutch secondary school students We model three forms of homonegativity among Dutch secondary school students: overall deprecation of same-sex love, dislike of kissing in public between two persons of the same sex, and keeping homosexuals at a distance. Guided by the hypothesis that stronger integration into any of society’s groups makes for more Read More