Rollencombinaties

Mannen verdienen het inkomen voor het gezin, vrouwen doen het huishoudelijk werk en verzorgen de kinderen. Dit is het beeld dat bestaat van het standaardgezin. Maar zo traditioneel-eenzijdig hebben de Nederlandse huishoudens de taken niet verdeeld: het standaardgezin past slechts bij mannen en vrouwen die tussen 1930 en 1950 zijn geboren

Family solidarity in the Netherlands

Family relationships are an important part of the glue that holds society together and they have traditionally been regarded as one of the key determinants of social cohesion. But important social developments — such as the increasingly ‘fragile’ nature of relationships, decreasing family size, social and spatial mobility, and individualisation — have had a major impact on the position of the family within society. Family issues are the subject of frequent and ongoing debate, particularly in the political arena. Though social scientists have made progress in the way they describe how and to what extent family relationships are changing, many questions remain and little is understood about the causes and potential implications of changing family pattern

Veranderde levenslopen

De levensloop van de man of vrouw die in 1900 is geboren ziet er heel anders uit dan van iemand die geboren is in 1970. De laatste gaat eerder uit huis, trouwt later en veelal pas na een paar jaar samenwonen. Paren stellen het krijgen van kinderen uit en gaan ook gemakkelijker uit elkaar

Together is better? Effects of relationship status and resources on young adults' well-being

This study examines differences in well-being among young adults across relationship status. Multilevel regression analyses on two waves of data of the Dutch Panel Study of Social Integration (N = 2818) show that singles have the lowest level of well-being, followed by young adults who are steady dating, and cohabitors. Married young adults have the highest level. These differences are partially mediated by differences between young adults in their access to valued material, personal and social resources. Furthermore, the availability of some resources is more important for the well-being of young adults in a certain relationship status than for those in another relationship status. Gender differences are also discussed. KEY WORDS: cohabitation • dating • marriage • life satisfaction • resource • single • subjective well-being • young adul