Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 92, Issue 2, 2017

Summary Initial cultural capital, an enduring advantage? A study of the effect of cultural capital on occupational status This article investigates how cultural capital influences occupational status, and the role of education therein. From the cultural reproduction theory, we derive hypotheses expecting a direct positive effect from cultural capital on occupational status, and an indirect effect through education. Drawing on the c Read More

Abstract Personnel strategies: explaining differences in the use of labour flexibility and career opportunities at the workplace In the past years, the number of Dutch people who work on flexible labour contracts (e.g. fixed-term contracts and self-employment) has increased substantially. The consequences of flexible employment on macro-economic outcomes and career opportunities for individuals have been broadly analyse Read More

Summary Working poor in the Netherlands: Transitions in and out of the working poor The Netherlands has increasing numbers of working poor. Recent figures show that one in twenty working individuals in the Netherlands lives in a household below the poverty threshold. In Amsterdam, the in-work poverty risk is even higher than average; the reason for this research. The Amsterdam working poor are a heterogeneous categ Read More