Status attainment in The Netherlands during the period 1851-1890: The influence of social capital on status attainment in the context of modernization

The present study examines the relationship between social capital and status attainment in The Netherlands during the period 1851-1890. Number of siblings is expected to have a negative effect on the occupational status of the husband as predicted by resource dilution theory. The occupational status of the siblings and brothers-in-law can be seen as resources and thus represent the social capital perspective. Modernization processes are expected to lower the effect of social capital on the occupational status of a married man. A large database of marriage certificates in five Dutch provinces... Mehr ...