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
Secularism, family ties and loneliness: A multilevel longitudinal study of ten European societies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102619
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Mass media suggest rising political and religious concern about secularism-induced decline of the family. Implications for loneliness remain unexamined. The current study filled this gap. METHODS Data were from 10 national probability samples in… read more here.
Keywords: multilevel longitudinal; study; secularism; ties loneliness ... See more keywords
Gender and Family Ties in Latin American Legislatures
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DOI: 10.1017/s1743923x20000288
Abstract: Abstract Are women disproportionately more likely than men to have family ties in politics? We study this question in Latin America, where legacies have been historically common, and we focus specifically on legislatures, where women's… read more here.
Keywords: ties latin; latin american; family ties; american legislatures ... See more keywords
Cultural roots of family ties
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DOI: 10.1017/s1744137420000211
Abstract: Abstract We forward the hypothesis and empirically establish that variations in the strength of family ties are rooted in culture. In particular, we show that individualism is associated with looser family ties. We exploit the… read more here.
Keywords: roots family; cultural roots; family; family ties ... See more keywords
Family ties: the multilevel effects of households and kinship on the networks of individuals
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172159
Abstract: Among social mammals, humans uniquely organize themselves into communities of households that are centred around enduring, predominantly monogamous unions of men and women. As a consequence of this social organization, individuals maintain social relationships both… read more here.
Keywords: group level; multilevel effects; networks individuals; group ... See more keywords
The long reach of family ties
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abj5234
Abstract: In hyena societies, inherited social networks affect social behavior The social structure of a population shapes many aspects of individuals' lives. Network analysis details how individuals are tied to one another within a “social network”… read more here.
Keywords: social network; network; social networks; long reach ... See more keywords
Family Ties? The Limits of Fathering Daughters on Congressional Behavior:
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DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4389767.v1
Abstract: Scholars have long suggested that familial life can affect political behavior and, more recently, have found that fathering daughters leads men to adopt more liberal positions on gender equality po... read more here.
Keywords: ties limits; fathering daughters; family ties; congressional behavior ... See more keywords