Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …

the process of socialization. To pinpoint when in the socialization process the difference arises, we compare the … competitiveness of children in matrilineal and patriarchal societies. We find that while there is no difference at any age in the …

There is a high degree of sex-typing in young children's occupational aspirations and this has consequences for adult …-typical preferences and there is considerable theoretical controversy regarding the relative role of parental socialization and individual … agency in this process. This study analyzes the determinants of sex-typed occupational aspirations amongst British children …

Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such … as time and effort. Parents weigh the marginal gains from socialization against its costs. Those at the lower end of the …

concerning qualities they see as good for their children to possess for their future lives and the amount of time children spend … in unstructured play and studying. The importance of everyday activity of parents in shaping these child socialization … these parental values and the structure of children’s lives. This research demonstrates such a linkage, independent of …

There is a high degree of sex-typing in young children's occupational aspirations and this has consequences for … socialization. Yet we still know surprisingly little about the mechanisms involved in the intergenerational transmission of sex … formation. This study analyzes the determinants of sex-typed occupational aspirations amongst British children aged between 11 …

There is a high degree of sex-typing in young children's occupational aspirations and this has consequences for … gender socialization. Yet we still know surprisingly little about the mechanisms involved in the intergenerational … amongst British children aged between 11 and 15. We specify different mechanisms involved in the transmission of sex …

This study investigates the role of parental socialization and children’s agency in the formation of sex …-typed occupational preferences using data for British children aged between 11 and 15. We anchor agency in observable psychological … attributes associated with children's capacity to act in the face of constraints. We focus on two such attributes, motivation and …

Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …