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Mens & Maatschappij

Mens & Maatschappij, opgericht in 1925, publiceert artikelen representatief voor het hele onderzoeksgebied van de sociale wetenschappen, ongeacht richting of stroming, en altijd met een scherp oog voor kwaliteit en maatschappelijke relevantie. Een grondige en opbouwende reviewprocedure is onderdeel van het publicatieproces.

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Social class, wealth and multidimensional inequalities: The Great British Class Survey after ten years

01 juni 2025
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This paper reflects on the impact of the , hosted by the BBC from 2011 to 2013. I argue that its intense appeal lay in the ability to crystallize three separate trends in one piece of research. These are (i) the problems of relying on a single variable definition of class, such as one based on employment and occupation; (ii) the growing significance of wealth and property as a central

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Capitals, social classes and intersectionality: Quantitative analyses of multidimensional disparities in the Netherlands

01 juni 2025
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In recent years, the debate on social inequality in both academia and politics has focused heavily on differences in income and wealth, the transformation of labor markets, and the nature of meritocracy in advanced capitalist societies. This article looks beyond that, using a framework of four types of resources: economic, cultural, social and person capital (the combination of someone’s health and attractiveness). A dedicated survey was

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Divergent incomes, divergent lives? A multidimensional assessment of disparities in the level of living during Sweden’s income equality U-turn, 1968-2010

01 juni 2025
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Income inequality typically measures dispersion across populations, while analyses of other welfare dimensions focus on group differences. This study applies population-wide dispersion analysis to non-income dimensions of the level of living, comparing their trends with income inequality patterns. Using Sweden’s Level-of-Living survey data from 1968-2010, we analyzed inequalities in health, education, social relationships, civic

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Personality and multidimensional inequality: How the HEXACO model relates to different forms of capital, social class, and residence

01 juni 2025
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Sociological theorizing has largely equated people’s personality with the social context in which they find themselves, neglecting a large body of work in psychology. This exploratory study examines how personality traits, as measured by the HEXACO model, are related to multidimensional inequality in the Netherlands. Using a large representative sample of the Dutch population ( = 6,773), we analyzed the

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In de etalage

01 juni 2025

Verwarring

01 maart 2025

Rechts-populistisch stemmen: Logische keuze of blind protest?

01 maart 2025
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This study examines whether people who believe they belong to a lower social class are more inclined to vote for right-wing populist parties (RPPs). Using DPES (NKO) data from 2021, the results of linear regression models show this is indeed the case. This is in line with social marginalization theory, which states that both economic and

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Verbetering door verhuizing?

01 maart 2025
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This study aims to find out if people with a migration background in the Netherlands experience less improvement in housing quality following relocation compared to those who do not have a migration background.

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Oratie: Politiek, religie en seks

01 maart 2025
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Talking about politics, Islam, sexuality, migration, gender-identity and discrimination, Spierings’ inaugural lecture argues that inclusion goes beyond participation, discrimination and intergroup attitudes. To what extent society is inclusive depend also on the

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NSC, onschuldige proteststem of gateway party?

01 maart 2025
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Centrist anti-establishment parties (CAPs) are an understudied new type of protest party, described as parties with moderate ideological views that use anti-establishment rhetoric and attract protest voters. This article explores voters’ motivations to vote for NSC, a new CAP that won

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