Showing papers by "Wout Ultee published in 1996"

Effects of Occupational Status Differences between Spouses on the Wife's Labor Force Participation and Occupational Achievement: Findings from 12 European Countries.

Abstract: Effects of occupational status differences between spouses on the wife's employment and on her occupational achievement are studied for the coun- tries of the European Union. The results show a tendency towards similarity in occupational sta- tus within marriages. Labor force participation of a wife is highest when her potential occupational status equals her husband's occupational status. Furthermore, the husband's occupation produces both a ceiling effect and a facilitating effect on the wife's occupational achievement. The strength of these effects differs somewhat between the countries. For a wife's participation in the labor force, these differences are related to the country's dominant religion.

Do rational choice approaches have problems

Abstract: By analysing examples, this paper makes three points about rational choice approaches within sociology. First, it is maintained that statistical techniques such as path diagrams and log-linear models are more suited to rational choice approaches than is apparent from rational choice criticisms of empirical social research. Secondly, it is held that the conditions under which the postulate that people act rationally is applied are more important than this postulate itself, and that there should be a shift from 'single decision, one good and two actors' to 'multiple decision, three actors and two goods' auxiliary assumptions. Thirdly, it is argued that rational choice approaches pay insufficient attention to the questions they should address and that the sociological tradition might furnish questions leading to exemplars which turn rational choice approaches into a progressive sociological paradigm.

De verklaring van verschillen in opleidingshomogamie tussen 65 landen

Abstract: In this study we determine the degree of educational homogamy for 65 countries. Next, we explain the differences in educational homogamy between these countries in terms of the level of development, political democracy, dominant religion and the cultural heritage from pre-industrial times. Between level of development and educational homogamy an inverse-U-curve relationship is found. Furthermore, dominant religion and the cultural heritage from pre-industrial time are found to be important explanatory variables. Catholic and Confucian countries show significantly more educational homogamy than Protestant countries, and industrializing horticultural societies show significantly less educational homogamy than industrializing agrarian countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Kennis of cultuur? Het belang van opleiding en deelname aan schone kunsten bij partnerkeuze in Nederland tussen 1948 en 1992

Abstract: Knowledge or Culture? The Importance of Education and Participation in the High Arts in Partner Selection in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1992. To examine the role of educational level and cultural participation in spouse selection in the Netherlands from 1948 to 1992, interview data from a published 1992/93 family survey (N = 773 respondents) were analyzed using zero-order and residual correlation models. The results showed that the exchange of the wife's cultural and husband's educational resources has decreased over time; culture seems to have lost its importance in mate selection, challenging predictions from Pierre Bourdieu's theories of compensatory strategies (1972) maintaining that higher status groups increasingly distinguish themselves by higher standards of social conduct. 3 Tables, 2 Figures, 50 References. Adapted from the source document.

En alles ging zoals het gaan moest - in Amsterdam, Berlijn, Budapest, Frankfort, Riga en Wenen? Huwelijken tussen joden en niet-joden 1900-1943

Abstract: We study marriage registration statistics for Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Frankfurt, Riga, & Vienna from 1900 to around 1940. Until the early 1930s, the chances of Jewish-Gentile marriage increased. We found Amsterdam & Budapest exceptions to the hypothesis that the longer Jews had been emancipated, the higher the chances of Jewish-Gentile marriage. We account for the exceptionally low chances for Amsterdam & the weakest in Budapest. Chances of Jewish-Gentile marriage decreased some years before the National Socialists came to power. In Berlin & Frankfurt, the chances of Jewish-Gentile marriage in the early 1930s were no lower than in the other cities studied. 6 Tables, 3 Figures, 46 References. Adapted from the source document

Gevolgen van verschillen in beroepsniveau tussen huwelijkspartners voor de beroepscarrière van gehuwde vrouwen in de landen van de Europese Unie

Abstract: Dit artikel handelt over de gevolgen van verschillen in beroepsniveau tussen huwelijkspartners voor de beroepscarriere van gehuwde vrouwen. Bij onderzoek in de Verenigde Staten is gevonden dat statusverschillen binnen het huwelijk negatieve gevolgen kunnen hebben voor de arbeidsparticipatie van gehuwde vrouwen. Daarnaast zijn er aanwijzingen gevonden dat ook het bereikte beroepsniveau negatief beinvloed wordt. In dit artikel wordt nagegaan of en in welke mate dergelijke effecten ook in de Ianden van de Europese Unie (EU) optreden.