Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 90, Issue 2, 2015

Summary Welcome to the club? A comparative analysis of the relation between integration policy and welfare chauvinism. This article contributes to research on welfare chauvinism, i.e. the opinion that access to social security should be granted exclusively to people who belong to the own ethnic-cultural group. Whereas previous research has focused mainly on individual explanations for welfare chauvinism, such as educati Read More

Summary The typical truant does not exist: An empirical research on different categories of occasional truants in Flanders.1 This study provides insight into the conceptual understanding of truant behavior by exploring different types of occasional truants among 4189 youngsters in secondary education in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium). Occasional truancy can be interpreted as the most accessible form of truan Read More

Summary The partner relationships of male prisoners prior to incarceration A comparative study between prisoners and the general population The current study examines the partner relationships of male prisoners prior to incarceration. Earlier studies on prisoners’ partner relationships exclusively focused on the period during or after incarceration. However, knowledge on the pre-detention period is essential to establish Read More