Recruitment of members of Dutch noble and high-bourgeois families to elite positions in the 20th century

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ID3081500
AuthorsHuibert Schijf (department of sociology/anthropology of the University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Jaap Dronkers (0000-0003-4252-5270, European University Institute in San Domenico di Fiesole in Italy, corresponding author), Jennifer Van Den Broeke-George (department of sociology/anthropology of the University of Amsterdam, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume43
Issue3
Pages435-475
Publication date2004-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018404045492
OpenAlexW1998539589
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited14

This article offers a counter-example of the modernization theory by looking at the elite positions of the nobility in the Netherlands in the 20th century. We compare the elite positions of the parents and the children, and between noble families and high bourgeoisie families. The likelihood of achieving an elite position has not decreased for different generations of the nobility or in comparison with the high bourgeoisie. An important factor is their social and cultural capital as indicated by the noble titles of their mothers and parents-in-law. This suggests that the modernization theory may apply to the middle classes, but far less to the elites

Ancient history · Bourgeoisie · Economics · Elite · Modernization theory · Nobility · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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