The Effectiveness of Marriage as an “Intervention” in the Life Course: Evidence from the Netherlands

2013 ◽  
pp. 101-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca E. Bersani ◽  
Marieke van Schellen
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
The Life Course

scholarly journals “They Live in Indifference Together”: Marriage Mobility in Zeeland, The Netherlands, 1796–1922

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (S13) ◽  
pp. 247-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Bras ◽  
Jan Kok
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Class ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Mixed Marriage ◽  
Government Report ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
The Life Course

This article investigates developments in and antecedents of socially mixed marriage in the rural Dutch province of Zeeland during the long nineteenth century, taking individual and family histories, community contexts, and temporal influences into account. A government report of the 1850s said of Zeeland that farmers and workers lived “in indifference together”. However, our analysis of about 163,000 marriage certificates reveals that 30 to 40 per cent of these rural inhabitants continued to marry outside their original social class. Multivariate logistic regressions show that heterogamous marriages can be explained first and foremost by the life-course experiences of grooms and brides prior to marriage. Previous transitions in their occupational careers (especially to non-rural occupations for grooms, and to service for brides), in their migration trajectories (particularly moves to urban areas), and changes in the sphere of personal relationships (entering widowhood, ageing) are crucial in understanding marriage mobility.

scholarly journals A life-course approach to co-residence in the Netherlands, 1850–1940

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAN KOK ◽  
KEES MANDEMAKERS
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Life Course Approach ◽  
Historical Sample ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Life Courses ◽  
The Life Course

ABSTRACTIn this article, we study variations in co-residence with kin in the Netherlands in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We use the reconstructed life courses of 17,527 individuals derived from the Historical Sample of the Netherlands (HSN) database. The life-course approach allows us to look at co-residence from the perspectives of both the receiving households and the co-resident kin. What made households take in relatives and do we find a preference for one type of relative over another? What was the background of people who decided to co-reside in another household? How important were family-related ‘altruistic’ motives compared with economic ones? The outcomes suggest the predominance of altruistic motives for co-residence, apart from persistent inheritance customs in the eastern part of the country.

scholarly journals Challenges to Engage Low-Skilled Adults in Education and Training: An International Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 389-389
Author(s):  
Sydney Shadovitz ◽  
Abigail Helsinger ◽  
Phyllis Cummins
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
And Training

Abstract The demand for adult education and training (AET) opportunities throughout the life course is substantial as labor markets often require workers to obtain advanced skills. AET opportunities are more often pursued by high-income and high-skilled workers than low-skilled or low-income workers. With the increased prominence of job automation and technological advances in the workforce, low-skilled workers are at risk for fewer opportunities within the labor market. These factors emphasize the importance of providing learning opportunities throughout the life course. In this mixed-methods study, we analyzed 2012/2014 data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden to compare participation rates in non-formal education (NFE) by high and low-skilled adults. Countries were selected based on qualitative findings that inform best practices. Additionally, to gain insights of policies and programs that promote NFE, international key informant interviews (n = 33) were conducted. AET policies and programs, along with barriers such as cost, motivation, and time, were explored with key informants. Findings include (1) aging and skills are negatively correlated in all nations of interest; (2) low-skilled adults are less likely to participate in NFE than their high-skilled counterparts; (3) low-skilled workers in Norway and the Netherlands are more likely to participate in NFE than their U.S. counterparts; and (4) NFE is often more acceptable to low-skilled adults due to previous negative experiences with formal education. Using these findings, we discuss successful AET programs in Nordic countries for overcoming barriers.

scholarly journals Continuity of Genetic Risk for Aggressive Behavior Across the Life-Course

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camiel M. van der Laan ◽  
José J. Morosoli-García ◽  
Steve G. A. van de Weijer ◽  
Lucía Colodro-Conde ◽  
Hill F. Ip ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Polygenic Scores ◽  
The Life Course

AbstractWe test whether genetic influences that explain individual differences in aggression in early life also explain individual differences across the life-course. In two cohorts from The Netherlands (N = 13,471) and Australia (N = 5628), polygenic scores (PGSs) were computed based on a genome-wide meta-analysis of childhood/adolescence aggression. In a novel analytic approach, we ran a mixed effects model for each age (Netherlands: 12–70 years, Australia: 16–73 years), with observations at the focus age weighted as 1, and decaying weights for ages further away. We call this approach a ‘rolling weights’ model. In The Netherlands, the estimated effect of the PGS was relatively similar from age 12 to age 41, and decreased from age 41–70. In Australia, there was a peak in the effect of the PGS around age 40 years. These results are a first indication from a molecular genetics perspective that genetic influences on aggressive behavior that are expressed in childhood continue to play a role later in life.

Examining change in migration strategies over the life course of international PhD students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Rakovcová ◽  
Dušan Drbohlav
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Observation Time ◽  
Cultural Shift ◽  
Brain Gain ◽  
Migration Strategies ◽  
Willingness To Help ◽  
The Life Course

This article examines PhD students’ migration plans and strategies, their development over time, and the circumstances of their potential or real return within the changing life course context. The research is based on a longitudinal qualitative study conducted over six years (2012–17) among 21 international PhD students coming from developing countries, studying in the Netherlands. Results are discussed in the context of a cultural shift and the migration–development nexus. We argue that: (1) strong feelings of responsibility towards both their family and the development of their country of origin are leading factors shaping their migration strategies; (2) specialisation of their research project and its applicability in the home country also importantly influences their return potential; and (3) an apparent moral responsibility towards the home society and a willingness to help countries of migratory origin was growing stronger over the observation time (in harmony with post-materialist values the informants gained when studying in the Netherlands) along the progressing life course, which creates a broad potential for brain gain.<br /><br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>International PhD students from developing countries carry potential for brain gain.</li><br /><li>Specialisation of the PhD research topic influences their return migration strategies.</li><br /><li>Willingness to help home countries was growing stronger over the longitudinal observation of the life course.</li></ul>

Human Development in the Life Course

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Zittoun ◽  
Jaan Valsiner ◽  
Dankert Vedeler ◽  
Joao Salgado ◽  
Miguel M. Goncalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Human Development ◽  
The Life Course

Full Circles: Geographies of Women over the Life Course

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-551
Author(s):  
Sylvia Chant
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
The Life Course

Review of Friendships Through the Life Course: Oral Biographies in Old Age

1987 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 903-904
Author(s):  
John H. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Old Age ◽  
The Life Course

Social Change and the Life Course: How Can They Be Linked?

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 843-844
Author(s):  
Johannes J. Huinink
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Life Course ◽  
The Life Course
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