Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 85, Issue 1, 2010

Orthodoxy and integration among Turkish Dutch Muslims . What is the relationship between religious orthodoxy and psychological, social and political integration of Turkish Dutch Muslims? Orthodox interpretations emphasize that a ‘pure’ Islam is about essential and inerrant truths that provide strict guidelines for everyday life. In the present sample, half of respondents reported (very) strong orthodox beliefs. Orthodoxy Read More

Relating ‘how’ and ‘where’ . The impact of location on modus operandi for street robbery . Do different types of street robberies occur at different types of places? Environmental criminology has not yet incorporated how spatial characteristics affect a crime’s modus operandi. The current study improves upon that situation by (a) empirically deriving a typology for street robbery through cluster analysis, based on the modus oper Read More

Labour market mobility of non-natives . An analysis of the change in occupational prestige and wages of non-native and native men and women in the first years of their labour market career . In this contribution we focus on the transition between the first job and the ensuing labour market position of people from a migrant descent in Flanders (Belgium). Previous research showed that second generation migrants perform m Read More

Why do adult children support their parents and how can we explain differences among children in this respect? Similarly, why do people support their adult children and why are some parents more supportive than others? In this paper, an overview is given of three explanations of intergenerational support: a theory about exchange, a theory about altruism, and a theory about social norms. Because these theories Read More