Upstream intergenerational transfers in economic development: The role of family ties and their cultural transmission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2021.102514
Abstract: Abstract I construct a model where upstream income transfers, from adult children to their old parents, are driven by a culture of strong family ties. This evolves endogenously, through a process of intergenerational cultural transmission.… read more here.
Keywords: cultural transmission; intergenerational transfers; economic development; family ... See more keywords
Communication increases category structure and alignment only when combined with cultural transmission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2019.104051
Abstract: Abstract The semantic categories labeled by words in natural languages are used for communication with others, and learned by observing the productions of others who learned them in the same way. Do these processes of… read more here.
Keywords: category systems; combined cultural; cultural transmission; communication ... See more keywords
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Genetic and Cultural Transmission of Smoking Initiation Using an Extended Twin Kinship Model
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DOI: 10.1017/thg.2018.22
Abstract: Background: Considerable evidence from twin and adoption studies indicates that genetic and shared environmental factors play a role in the initiation of smoking behavior. Although twin and adoption designs are powerful to detect genetic and… read more here.
Keywords: environmental factors; initiation; transmission; cultural transmission ... See more keywords
The Persuasive Influence of Nollywood Film in Cultural Transmission: Negotiating Nigerian Culture in a South African Environment
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DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2017.1329158
Abstract: Abstract The popularity and viewership of Nollywood films have expanded across African and Western cities especially those with considerable Diaspora population. This study seeks to investigate whether watching Nollywood films is likely to lead to… read more here.
Keywords: south african; nigerian culture; cultural transmission; nollywood ... See more keywords
Two-Way Cultural Transmission in Study-Abroad: U.S. Host Families and Japanese College Students in Short-Term Homestay Programs
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DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2020.1726360
Abstract: This study addresses a gap in the study-abroad literature, examining both student and host family experiences of two-way cultural transmission. Interviews, participant observation and reflective journals revealed both parties sought authentic cultural experiences, but implicit… read more here.
Keywords: two way; study abroad; way cultural; cultural transmission ... See more keywords
Autism-linked gene FoxP1 selectively regulates the cultural transmission of learned vocalizations
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd2827
Abstract: Disrupted expression of the autism gene, FoxP1, blocks the ability of young birds to form memories used to learn their adult song. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by impaired learning of social skills and… read more here.
Keywords: cultural transmission; autism linked; gene foxp1;
Examining acculturation in mixed-couples to test cultural transmission mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266229
Abstract: The project sought to understand the factors which underlie cultural transmission, adapting self-reported methods from cross-cultural psychology and sociology to test the external validity of several constructs from existing evolutionary models. The target population were… read more here.
Keywords: cultural transmission; acculturation; examining acculturation; mixed couples ... See more keywords
Genetic and cultural transmission of AUD in Swedish twin pedigrees.
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DOI: 10.15288/jsad.22-00097
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Using Swedish nationwide registry data, we investigated the contribution of genetic and environmental risk factors to the etiology of alcohol use disorders by extended twin pedigree modeling. METHODS Alcohol use disorder (AUD) was defined… read more here.
Keywords: swedish twin; cultural transmission; transmission aud; shared environmental ... See more keywords