Praten Zonder Stokjes

2001 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Roel van Steensel
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Chinese Parents

The Chinese community in the Netherlands has long been overlooked by governmental policy makers. Due to important social and economic changes within the community, this situation has changed: the discussion on an official minority status has been initiated. This has led to an increase in the amount of research on the position of the Chinese in Dutch society. However, very few studies have been made of the linguistic situation of the Chinese community. In this study, the language choice behavior of Chinese parents and children was looked into. The main question was whether an intergenerational shift from the use of Cantonese to the use of Dutch in interactions with other Chinese could be established. The research results show that this was indeed the case: where parents use Cantonese nearly all of the time, children use Cantonese only in half of the cases Differences in language choice patterns seem to be determined by the informants' judgements of their proficiency in Cantonese and Dutch, and, to a lesser degree, by their identification with their own ethnic community.

Child Support and Subsequent Nonmarital Fertility With a New Partner

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeongmin Kim ◽  
Maria Cancian ◽  
Daniel R. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Nonmarital Fertility ◽  
Multiple Partner ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Subsequent Fertility ◽  
Policy Experiment ◽  
Multiple Partner Fertility

When a parent has another child with a new partner, a significant effect on parents and children is likely, making factors associated with multiple-partner fertility of interest to policy makers. For single mothers, one potential policy-relevant factor influencing their subsequent fertility with a new partner is child support income. However, the direction and magnitude of any effect is not well-established. This study documents the simple negative relationship between child support and nonmarital fertility with a new partner in our sample of low-income unmarried mothers. We then take advantage of a policy experiment that resulted in randomly assigned differences in child support income to investigate its effects. We find no support for a negative causal relationship between child support receipt and nonmarital fertility with a new partner, instead finding suggestive evidence that mothers with more child support income are slightly more likely to have a subsequent nonmarital birth with a new partner.

scholarly journals GENDER AND INTERGENERATIONAL LANGUAGE TRANSMISSION AMONG BISAYA ETHNIC STUDENTS IN BEAUFORT, SABAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 107-124
Author(s):  
Md. Roslan Suhailin ◽  
Arba’ie Sujud
Keyword(s):  
Language Choice ◽  
Transmission Factor ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Language Endangerment ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Family ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Ethnic Students ◽  
Language Transmission

This study aimed to determine the use of language in the family domain and the intergenerational language transmission among Bisaya ethnic students by gender. Researchers selected 205 participants in form 4, 5, and 6 from 3 secondary schools in Beaufort, Sabah, of which 115 girls and 90 boys. A field survey was conducted using two types of questionnaires adapted from Drummond (2010) and Fishman (1991). Survey data made use of percentage, mean, graded scale, and chi-square statistics. It was found that the choice of language in the family domain from both groups of students was 25% Bisaya language, Malay 75%. The mean 20.01 for language choice in the family domain by the girl group was higher than those of the boy group, 19.98. The level of intergenerational language transmission between parents and children selected by both groups of students was Grade 3, Endangered. About 51.06% from the boy group and 60.9% from the girl group had selected this scale. Grade 3, Endangered is interpreted as the Bisaya language is used by most generations of parents and above. Parents can still speak the language to their children, but their children usually do not respond to Bisaya. The researchers accepted the null hypothesis that there was no significant difference in intergenerational language transmission based on gender. The intergenerational language transmission factor is a major cause of language endangerment. This factor was founded by Fishman (1991) which has been recognized as the gold standard of language vitality by the UNESCO language expert group.

Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability

2018 ◽  
pp. 140-159
Author(s):  
Monica Longo-Somoza
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Innovation ◽  
Biotechnology Companies ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This chapter studies the identification of the profile of knowledge-intensive firms, analyzing if their innovation activity is a characteristic related with their profitability and employing as framework the ‘Resource-based view of the firm (RBV)'. Using a sample of 202 Spanish biotechnology companies, drawn from SABI database, the author has identified these firms' available data until 31st December, 2013. It has been used the cluster analysis methodology rarely employed in the preceding literature to characterise the firms of the sample. The empirical analysis results clarify the profile of the analysed firms, helping stakeholders and policy-makers to understand the dynamics of these kinds of firms and making strategic decisions accordingly over their characteristics. This would help them to grow in an orderly way and, thus, promote socio-economic changes to improve competitiveness and economic growth.

scholarly journals Analysis of Emergency Evacuation Modal Choice Behavior with Spatial Indicators: Case Study in Xi’an, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7023
Author(s):  
Zhihao Duan ◽  
Jinliang Xu ◽  
Han Ru ◽  
Yaping Dong ◽  
Xingliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
Emergency Evacuation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Modal Choice ◽  
Emergency Events ◽  
Spatial Indicators ◽  
The Impact

To reduce the impact of a natural or man-made disaster, an evacuation is often implemented to transfer the population in the potentially impacted area to a safe zone. Evacuation is an effective measure for dealing with emergency events. This paper presents a multinomial logit model for modal choice behavior in a short-notice emergency evacuation, which incorporates spatial indicators into the utility function. The study examined the determinants of evacuees’ modal choice for three evacuation distances and analyzed determinants impacting the mechanism of the modal choice decision process. The data collected in Xi’an was used to provide empirical evidence for the relationship between spatial indicators and modal choice behavior. The findings of this study will help emergency planners and policy-makers develop strategies for evacuation planning and will enable a better understanding of emergency modal choice behaviors.

Gender-Trait and Ethnic Biases in Russian Regions: Ethnic Integration, Regional Economies, and Women in Local Politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Olga A. Avdeyeva ◽  
Richard E. Matland
Keyword(s):  
Market Integration ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Role Congruity ◽  
Complex Structural ◽  
Ethnic Biases ◽  
The One

Abstract Under what conditions are voters likely to invoke gender-trait stereotypes and ethnic biases when they evaluate the performance of local political leaders? We test arguments from role congruity and social identity theories and employ intersectional analysis to explore voter reliance on gender-trait stereotypes and ethnic biases across four diverse Russian regions. We find that the structure of the regional economy matters for the reduction of gender-trait stereotypes, while spatial and labor market integration matters for the dissipation of ethnic favoritism in leader evaluation. Our findings have important implications for policy makers aiming to reduce political biases in diverse contexts. On the one hand, we encourage scholars to pay careful attention to stereotypes of underrepresented social groups and evaluate how they can translate into understanding the traits associated with good leadership. On the other hand, we demonstrate that the roots of social biases stem from complex structural phenomena, such as limited labor opportunities for women and minorities, and thus require transformative political and economic changes.

Brand Choice Behavior as a Function of Information Load

1974 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Jacoby ◽  
Donald E. Speller ◽  
Carol A. Kohn
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Brand Choice ◽  
Factorial Experiment ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Information Load ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Consumer Advocates

A currently popular position among consumer advocates and many public policy makers is that more product information is better. A 3 (number of brands) × 3 (number of items of information per brand) factorial experiment which tested this contention revealed that, while consumers do feel more satisfied and less confused, they actually make poorer purchase decisions with more information.

Socio-economic impact of hydropower projects in dzongu region of North Sikkim

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhattarai Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Water Resources Projects ◽  
Socio Economic Impact

<p>The increasing global demand for energy combined with the ongoing quest for clean, renewable energy has been a topic of perceived interest among countries of developed and developing world. Construction and operations of dams have always been associated with changes in the physical, biological and social environment. No doubt electricity generation is the need of the hours for development, but the large projects do involve the submersion of large track of land and the displacement of people. Socio-economic and cultural impacts arising from project construction and environmental transformations are rooted in the complex interactivity between social and biophysical environments. Human communities are integral components of their environment as well as potential agents for environmental change. Hence environmental changes in settled areas are often profoundly interlinked with subsequent changes that occur within society. This paper focuses on the impacts of Hydro-electric power projects in the Himalayan region of Sikkim with special reference to the Dzongu which focus on demographic and Socio-economic changes. While benefits such as employment have accrued to the rural community from these economic development projects, changes in land use and in people’s occupations may have adverse impacts on their future livelihoods. The interests of local must be listened to and taken care of during the planning and the policy makers must adopt a model or strategies so that the impacts and effects of such type developmental activities can be minimized and local people who are living in the vicinity as well as who have sacrificed their belongings. To maximize the positive impacts and mitigate the negative environmental, social and economic impacts, sustainability of water resources projects is required.</p><p>Keywords: Dzongu, Hydropower, Lepcha, Sikkim, Socio-economic impact.</p>

scholarly journals Measuring and Characterizing Community Recovery to Earthquake: the Case of 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Zhenwu Shi ◽  
Di Lu ◽  
Yongliang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Community Recovery ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
2008 Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract. Our world is prone to more frequent, deadly and costly earthquake disasters, which are increasingly uncertain and complex due to the rapid environmental and socio-economic changes occurring at multiple scales. There is an urgent need to recover rapidly and effectively for community after earthquake disasters. To enhance community recovery, it is necessary to have a good initial understanding of what it is, its determinants and how it can be measured, maintained and improved. So this article proposes the concept of community recovery as the capacity to recover and rebuild after the earthquake disasters by considering the original perspective of recovery. And we develop a new quantitative approach to measure community recovery to earthquake from four dimensions (population, economic, building, and infrastructure) by extending the concepts of recovery triangle. Taking the community of Wenchuan as the example to test our mathematical model and compare different recovery levels of four dimensions under the situation of Wenchuan Earthquake, the results can help the policy makers identify the low-recovery dimensions of Wenchuan to enhance post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts, and address the vital importance of local government in improving the post-disaster recovery.

The Pleasures and Anxieties of Being in the Middle: Emerging Middle-Class Identities in Urban South India

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA DICKEY
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Class Identity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Indian City ◽  
The Rich

AbstractRecent economic changes in India have coincided with a dramatic change in the concept of a ‘middle class’ in the south Indian city of Madurai. Whereas previous sets of class identities were overwhelmingly dichotomous (for example, the rich and the poor, or the ‘big people’ and ‘those who have nothing’), the middle class has now become a highly elaborated component of local class structures and identities. It is also a contested category; moreover, its indigenous boundaries differ from those most often used by scholars, marketers, or policy-makers. Drawing from research over the past decade, this paper examines local definitions of ‘middleness’ and the moralized meanings ascribed to it. Whilst being ‘in the middle’ is a source of pride and pleasure, connoting both achievement and enhanced self-control, it is simultaneously a source of great tension, bringing anxiety over the critical and damaging scrutiny of onlookers. For each positive aspect of a middle-class identity that emphasizes security and stability, there is a negative ramification or consequence that highlights the precariousness and potential instability of middle-class life. In exploring each of these aspects, I pay attention to the explicitly performative features of class identities. I conclude by considering the epistemological and experiential insights we gain into the construction of emergent class categories by focusing on self-ascribed identities and their performance.

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