A comparison between voluntary work done within the framework of clubs and associations and withins the framework of civic initiatives. Are they different or are they complementary? and how do they contribute to the wellbeing in rural areas.

Introduction to the book published on the occasion of the emeritus status of prof.dr. Maarten Duijvendak.

Dit document is een onderzoeksvoorstel ten behoeve van de evaluatie van effecten van Cittaslow Westerwolde. Cittaslow is het internationale keurmerk dat de gemeenten Bellingwedde en Vlagtwedde in 2014 kregen toegekend. Dit onderzoeksvoorstel is geschreven in opdracht van beide Colleges van B&W en is …

In deze bundel geven een socioloog, een historicus, een psychiater, twee rechtssociologen en een sociaal-geograaf een overzicht van relevante ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot vier eeuwen vluchtelingen en vluchtelingenbeleid in Nederland.

In dit artikel ligt de focus op sparen als middel om risico's te vermijden, met speciale aandacht voor financiële risico's tijdens de oude dag, in Nederland in de periode 1881-1940.

The gradual aging of western society during the twentieth century, including its causes and consequences, has become one of the dominant themes of demography and sociology. This study tries to shed more light on the recent past of older individuals emphasizing the socio-economic strategies they employed …

How did family and kin take care of their elderly in the communities of Limbricht (South of the Netherlands with extensive household structures) and Scheemda (North of the Netherlands with more nuclear families) in the decades between both world wars.

Modigliani's Life Cycle Model has no explanatory value in regard to late nineteenth and early twentieth century saving behavior in the Netherlands because many people had to survive on extremely low incomes. However, this does not mean that Dutch working-class people at the turn of the century never …

The continuing aging of the population sparked off a public discussion on the extent of state care of elderly people. A historical evaluation of the Dutch system of family care is an essential part in the above discussion, especially regarding options like self-aid and 'mantelzorg'. Using population …