DOI: 10.17026/dans-x6w-zpxv
title: Sociaal-culturele ontwikkelingen in Nederland, 1990 - SOCON'90
title: Religion in Dutch Society, 1990 - SOCON1990

description: &lt;p&gt;Social relevance of Christian religion in the Netherlands.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Importance of career, money, social security / importance, of children, marriage, family life / importance of equality and democracy / hedonism / importance of autonomy, being independent, self-determinative / the existence of God, the meaning of life, suffering, death, good and evil / importance of the Christian faith to r., religious orthodoxy, particularism, r.'s attitude to his religious group, church, importance of church membership, church membership of people around r. / role of the media with respect to religion / attitude to trade-unions, class differences and government intervention, restriction of civil liberties, abortion, euthanasia / view on women / commitment to local community and parish / relative importance of (inter-)national versus local issues / norm conformism / attitude to the unification of Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work ethic: work as a duty, working systematically, achievement oriented, most important aspects of a job / characteristics of r.'s job / commitment to work / protestant ethic with respect to work / attitudes towards material consumption&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consumption of human relationships: exert oneself for relationships / responsibility of society for individuals and the reverse / hedonism, fengality and rationalism with respect to consumption / honesty in financial affairs / protestant ethic and consumption / acceptance of women having jobs, consequences for children and marriage / sex-role stereotypes, distribution of household work / duty of children to provide for their parents / acceptance of alternative relationships / desirability of marriage / commitment and freedom in intimate relationships / ideas about the relationship between younger and older people, stereotypes / appreciation of the natural environment, improvement of old neighbourhoods, commitment to the protection of nature, optimism for the future / experience with environmental pollution / willingness to make efforts for the environment / authoritarianism / anomy / threat of competition by minorities / attitude towards Surinamese, Turks, Spaniards, Jews and Dutch / acceptance of people from these groups as neighbours, son- or daughter-in-law, classmate, experiences / anti-semitism / explanation of the social gap between the Dutch and ethnic minorities / importance of various political issues, satisfaction with democracy / postmaterialism, political interest and efficacy / confidence in politics, consequences of politics for daily life / political participation / cultural lifestyle of r. and r.'s parents, material lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ consumption of durables/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The data- and documentation files of this dataset can be downloaded via the option Data Files.&lt;/p&gt;