65 research outputs found
Sociale ongelijkheid in Nederland tijdens de COVID-19 pandemie:Het einde komt in zicht, maar niet voor iedereen
Full text linkSeksueel-ethische permissiviteit:Trends in Nederland 1981-2017
No full textIn this study, we explore trends in sexual-ethical permissiveness in the Netherlands during the last decades. Using Dutch data from the European Values Study (1981-2017), we show that tolerance towards homosexuality, abortion, divorce, euthanasia, and suicide increased in this period. About a third of this trend can be explained by cohort replacement: because younger, more permissive cohorts slowly replace older, less permissive cohorts, the moral climate in society changes. In turn, the differences in sexual-ethical permissiveness between cohorts can be explained by differences in level of education, church attendance and religious socialization. At the same time, the results of the counterfactual analyses show that all groups in Dutch society, including the lower educated and churchgoers, have become more permissive about sexual-ethical aspects of life. Apparently, a moral progressive consensus is present in the Netherlands. Finally, our results show that the youngest cohort, born between 1990 and 1999, appears somewhat less permissive than older cohorts. If these more conservative moral convictions persist in the future and are present in new generations as well, there may be a cultural backlash
Contaminations by Author in the Quevedo’s Song "Pues quita Primavera al año el ceño"
No full textEl presente artículo pasa revista al
concepto de “contaminación”, uno de los caballos
de batalla de la crítica textual; la ejemplifica
a partir del exemplo XXXVI del Conde Lucanor y
de la canción de Quevedo “Pues quita Primavera
al año el ceño”, que el autor del Buscón retocó
hasta en seis ocasiones.This paper reviews the concept of
“contamination”, one of the battlegrounds of
Textual Criticism. I have chosen to emplain it
the exemplo XXXVI of El Conde Lucanor and one
song of Quevedo “Pues quita Primavera al año
el ceño”, that the writer of the Buscón profiled
six times
We the elite, they the people: Educational identity and perceived polarisation
No full textThe importance of education in the ‘schooled society’ leads to expectations of strong educational polarisation. Although the claim of educational polarisation receives little scientific support, this phenomenon still seems to be subjectively perceived. The Social Identity Theory predicts that these perceptions are especially strong among the higher educated compared to the lower educated, due to their more powerful educational identity, and that these perceptions particularly concern cultural rather than economic distinctions between the two groups. Expectations are tested based on structural equation modelling of Dutch survey data (2019), and results confirm that the higher educated perceive more polarisation than the lower educated due to stronger educational identification. Although economic inequality between educational groups is still perceived as larger than their differences in cultural attitudes, only perceptions of the latter are affected by educational identities. This can lead to conflict in a society that is increasingly defined by the knowledge economy and politically occupied with cultural issues, failing to address the economic divide between the educational worlds
Varen we allemaal in hetzelfde schuitje?: Veranderingen in negatieve opvattingen over immigranten voor en tijdens de pandemie
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic is posing a pathogen or even existential threat to people all across the globe. According to traditional literature, threat perceptions induce anti-immigrant sentiments, as ingroup identity and self-interest are strengthened at the expense of the outgroup. In this manuscript, we study whether the COVID-19 pandemic, as a universal and relatively novel threat, increases anti-immigrant sentiments akin to responses to realistic and symbolic threats frequently described in the literature. We also look at whether such responses are expressed more strongly among specific groups in Dutch society. To do so, we use unique longitudinal panel data based on the European Values Study 2017, representative of the Netherlands, with a repeated measure in May 2020, during the national lockdown. Based on structural equation modeling, we demonstrate that anti-immigrant sentiments have not increased due to (perceived threat of ) the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, negative opinions towards immigrants decreased between 2017 and 2020 in the Netherlands, for which we provide alternative explanations. Although some subgroups do experience more threat than others due to the coronavirus, such as women, first generation immigrants, and the elderly, this does not lead to more negative feelings towards outgroups. Whether this is due to the fact that individuals feel pathogenically threatened by everyone, regardless of group membership, should be explored in future research
Are we in this together?:Changes in anti-immigrant sentiments during the COVID-19 pandemic
Full text linkThe COVID-19 pandemic is posing a threat to people all across the globe. According to traditional literature, threat perceptions induce anti-immigrant sentiments, as ingroup identity and self-interest are strengthened at the expense of the outgroup. In this study, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic indeed increases anti-immigrant sentiments, or that this type of threat elicits other or no group related responses. We also look at whether such responses are expressed more strongly among specific subgroups in Dutch society. To do so, we use unique longitudinal panel data based on the European Values Study 2017, with a repeated measure in May 2020, during the national 'intelligent lockdown' in the Netherlands. Based on structural equation modeling, we demonstrate that anti-immigrant sentiments have not increased due to (perceived threat of) the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, negative opinions towards immigrants decreased between 2017 and 2020 in the Netherlands, for which we provide alternative explanations. Although some subgroups do experience more threat than others due to the coronavirus, such as women, first generation immigrants, and the elderly, this does not lead to more negative feelings towards outgroups. Whether this is due to the fact that individuals feel threatened by everyone, regardless of group membership, should be explored in future research
Vanzelfsprekende waarden?
No full textWe maken ons in Nederland grote zorgen over de afname van gedeelde normen en waarden. Velen uiten dit ongenoegen gelukkig nog altijd via democratische kanalen. Zo won D66 de recente verkiezingen met een partijprogramma waarin liberaal-democratische waarden centraal staan en boekte het CDA grote zetelwinst door in te zetten op een samenleving ‘waar respect, waarden en normen niet ouderwets zijn, maar juist vanzelfsprekend’. Tegelijkertijd lijkt deze ervaren waardenpolarisatie steeds vaker een reden om tot ondemocratische acties over te gaan. Onze normen en waarden werden bijvoorbeeld met geweld ‘verdedigd’ tijdens het compleet uit de hand gelopen anti-immigratieprotest op het Malieveld en sommige Nederlanders vonden dat de vermoorde Amerikaanse activist Charlie Kirk het er met zijn uitgesproken waarden zelf naar gemaakt had. Ook onder een klein deel van de Nederlandse soevereinen vertaalt het ongenoegen over onze manier van samenleven zich steeds vaker in de rechtvaardiging van geweld. Waargenomen waardenpolarisatie lijkt onze samenleving dus te splijten. In deze bijdrage trek ik deze waarneming echter in twijfel. Zijn onze waarden daadwerkelijk zo gepolariseerd als voornoemde ontwikkelingen doen vermoeden? En in hoeverre zet dit de democratische rechtsstaat onder druk
Same old, same old?:Value change and stability in the Netherlands
Full text linkFollowing up on Loek Halman’s work on value change and stability, we investigate public opinion patterns between 1990 and 2017 in the Netherlands. While large-scale societal processes raise perceptions of severe value changes over time, prior research has shown that Dutch citizens generally rely on already existing values ingrained in Dutch society. Based on theories regarding fundamental differences between values, attitudes, and preferences, we propose different expectations regarding stability and change in public opinion. Based on regression analyses of European Values Study data (1990-2017), we find three main trends in the Dutch public opinion landscape: 1) conservatism and religiosity are declining, 2) preferences for government involvement grow, and 3) materialist values increasingly tend to be prioritized over post-materialist values. Given the revival of economic instability and the rise of cultural insecurity, we conclude that while circumstances change, people’s attitudinal reaction generally does not. With the addition of new waves, the European Values Study will continue to deepen our understanding of value development and its relation to changing environments
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