generation to the next one via two venues: (i) direct socialization – across generations, by parents; and (ii) oblique … socialization – within generations, by the community and cultural environment. This paper focuses on the transmission of religious …/findings are that (i) direct religious socialization efforts of one generation have a negative effect on secularization within the …

generation to the next one via two venues: (i) direct socialization – across generations, by parents; and (ii) oblique … socialization – within generations, by the community and cultural environment. This paper focuses on the transmission of religious …/findings are that (i) direct religious socialization efforts of one generation have a negative effect on secularization within the …

This paper presents a survey of the theoretical and empirical literature on cultural transmission and socialization. It …

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 …

preferences process is endogenized as resulting out of optimal parental socialization decisions. This framework thus endogenously …